Fall down an embankment
Injured man lay in ditch for four hours
A man from Burgenland fell down an embankment and had to stay out in the open injured in low temperatures. He was only found because he desperately screamed for help.
A man experienced dramatic hours on Sunday night in Wiesen. The man from Burgenland was walking around his vehicle near his house at around 11 p.m. when he suddenly slipped and fell down a forest embankment some 30 meters.
Wife heard screams
Injured, he tried to fight his way back up from the ditch, but failed because the slope was too steep. The man - who is in his mid-60s - had to hold out for hours in temperatures in the single digits. It was only after around four hours that his wife came to the car and heard the desperate cries for help. The emergency services were called immediately and were on the scene in no time at all to rescue the injured man.
Man in hospital
After being stabilized by the emergency doctor, the visibly weakened and hypothermic but responsive man was secured using a basket stretcher and pulled up using ropes. Following the rescue, he was taken to hospital.
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