Mount Nebo
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| Locations | Jordan |
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| Regions | Madaba Governorate |
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| ID | 1355963 |
About Mount Nebo
Mount Nebo is an elevated ridge of the Abarim in Jordan, approximately 710 metres above sea level. It is mentioned in the Hebrew Bible as the place where Moses was granted a view of the Promised Land.
Australian hiker rescued after 'wearing' broken leg for two days
An Australian hiker who was injured in a 6m (20ft) drop a waterfall, he says, are "wear" of a broken leg when crawling Two Days saved.
Neil Parker, 54, was Hiking alone in the vicinity of Brisbane on Sunday, when he slipped, so that his wrist is broken and the lower leg "clean snapped in half".
After the loss of his phone in The Process , he decided to crawl His Best chance, she was saved, to a clearing.
He made it was discovered, But only after an agonisingly slow journey.
"I would have said about a metre, a metre-and-a-half, every time, before I had to stop and take a break," he told reporters from his hospital bed on Wednesday.
"I couldn't believe it. It is only 3 km [2 miles] is lasted But [it] for Two Days to 3km. I thought I was never to get there. "
the conception of a 'self-rescue'Mr Parker had planned a three-hour hike on Mount Nebo , when The Rock gave way under his feet and he fell down on The Waterfall .
"I slid about 20 feet, cartwheeled and crashed in the rocks and landed in the stream on the ground," he said.
"And I thought, 'the only way to be saved is self-rescue. '"
An experienced Bush Walker, Mr Parker had Packed, first aid supplies, including bandages, which he sticks in combination with wall to splint his leg.
He also had painkillers and access to water, But only a little food: nuts, sweets and an Energy Bar .
Mr Parker said he was "scrambling and lifting, inch-by-inch" to The Clearing , hampered by the injuries, which are on opposite sides of his body.
"I had my legs, and the legs are very heavy, if you are not connected to Anything and [I tried] to pick him up and rock And Then use these elbow and arm, and to fight constantly," he said.
He said, thinking of His Family , the mental gave him the strength to continue to say: "I wanted to for my children. "
you might also be interested in:Mr. Parker was finally discovered by a helicopter and winched, safety on Tuesday, before in a hospital in Brisbane.
orthopedist Nicola Ward, told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation that Mr Parker was "extremely good".
"I've never heard of such a survival effort with two broken limbs," She Said , adding that he stood at least eight weeks of Recovery .
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Source of news: bbc.com
