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ELYRIA, Ohio (AP) — Firefighters in Ohio say a man who fell from a cliff and spent four days in a ravine was rescued after he crawled 300 yards to a country club, despite having broken both his legs and arms.
WJW-TV reports the man was found Monday in Elyria. He told firefighters he had been hiking Thursday when he fell over a cliff into a river.
Assistant Elyria Fire Chief Joe Pronesti said the cliff is anywhere from 30 feet to 100 feet high, depending on where the man fell.
Pronesti said surviving the initial fall was remarkable enough, but he's "absolutely amazed" the man escaped hypothermia and crawled to safety with numerous injuries.
The man was flown to a hospital for treatment.
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