A romantic proposal for an Austrian couple ended on a terrifying note when the woman fell 200 meters from a cliff, moments after the woman said yes. While trying to save the woman, the man also fell about 50 feet. Luckily, they both survived.
The anonymous couple climbed to the top of the beautiful Falkart Mountain in Carinthia, Austria, where the man knelt to propose against the picturesque setting. However, the 32-year-old woman slipped moments after the proposal, according to a report by Bild.
According to a report by Kronen Zeitung, her fiancé tried to save her and fell about 50 feet in free fall, landing hard on a ledge. The 27-year-old man suffered fractures to his thoracic spine from the fall, the report added.
According to investigations by the Alpine Police, they both slid about 320 feet over steep terrain and fell about 50 feet in free fall onto a rock. “There, the man got caught in the deep snow in front of another ledge. The woman fell on this rock and slid again about 100 meters to just above the frozen Falkertsee lake, where she remained motionless. ” NEUE reported.
The man was rescued from the ledge by a helicopter. (Source: Alpin-1 Notarzthubschrauber / Facebook)
Fortunately, an inn owner discovered her near the lake and was rescued by a snowmobile. On taking her back to the inn, the local business owner called for medical help.
The man, however, had to be rescued by helicopters using rope retrieval, 5 minutes reported. Both people were flown to a local hospital one after another 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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