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| Left: Representational Image; Right: Image from the rescue operation. |
An Austrian couple's romantic proposal ended up to a dreadful accident as the woman fell down 650-feet from a cliff, moments after the she said yes. The man too fell around 50 feet while trying to save the lady. Luckily, both survived.
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After trekking up to the summit of the beautiful Falkart mountain in Carinthia, Austria, when the man got down on one knee to propose his fiancé against the picturesque site, the 32-year-old woman slipped off the cliff moments after the proposal.
According to a report by Kronen Zeitung, her fiancé tried to save her and fell around 50 feet in free fall, landing hard on a ledge. The 27-year-old man suffered fractures in the thoracic spine due to the fall, the report added.
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| The man was rescued from the ledge by a helicopter. (Source: Alpin-1 Notarzthubschrauber/ Facebook) |
According to investigations by the Alpine Police, both slid about 320 feet over steep terrain and fell around 50 feet in free fall over a rock. “There the man got stuck in the deep snow in front of another ledge. The woman fell over this rock and slid again about 100 meters to just above the frozen Falkertsee lake, where she remained motionless,” NEUE reported.
Luckily, she was discovered by a inn owner near the lake and was rescued by a snowmobile. Bringing her back in the inn, the local business owner called for medical help.
The man, however, had to be rescued by helicopters by means of rope recovery, 5 Min reported. Both people were flown to a local hospital one after the other with serious injuries. The Radenthein mountain rescue service with 12 mountain rescuers and the Libelle police helicopter were also in action, the report added.
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