The story of Kell Morris calls to redouble their prudence in hiking. This American went to walk around Downnot far from the Godwin glacier, in Anchorage, with his wife, on May 24, took an unmarked path.
While paying attention to the most unstable stones, the sixty-something man felt a rock hit his back on him, he told Associated Press. “When it happened, I doubted a positive outcome,” he said, describing the feeling of an “avalanche of rocks” falling on him and strong pain.
The hiker then found himself almost three hours stuck On the belly, face down earth, in an icy stream, blocked by a rock of 318 kilos. Fortunately, he was able to count on his wife, who kept his head out of the water to prevent him from drowning while waiting for the arrival of the rescuers.
The latter arrived aboard a helicopter loaned by a sled dog tourism company, which heard the message of 911. Seven men were mobilized during the operation.
“I had a lot of luck”
Kell Morris said he was aware of being likely the luckiest man alive. “And even luckier to have such a great woman,” he added. Jo Roop, his wife, is a former retired policewoman.
The hiker spent two nights under observation at the local hospital, but was lucky to get out unscathed. “I expected him to recover, but not to go away without a scratch,” said Clinton Crite, the leader of the firefighters of Seward (city south of Alaska).
“I was very lucky. God watched over me, ”said Kell Morris, who assured that he and his wife will hear from the trails established during their next excursions.
