US: Tourist Survives 120-Foot Fall at Glacier National Park After Bystander Performs CPR, Rescue Video Surfaces
A North Carolina man survived a 120-foot fall into a Montana creek after a bystander pulled him from the water and performed CPR. The man had visited Glacier National Park with his wife, family and friends when he fell from an overlook into McDonald Creek. Later, he was found by a bystander face down in the water.
A North Carolina man is recovering after surviving a harrowing 120-foot fall from an overlook near McDonald Falls in Glacier National Park, saved by the quick actions of a nearby bystander and a helicopter rescue crew. The incident occurred on August 13, when Ken Nurse, visiting the Montana park with his wife Renae, family, and friends, moved close to the edge of an overlook to take photographs.
The ground beneath him gave way, plunging him down the cliff and into Upper McDonald Creek. A bystander who heard the impact spotted Nurse face down in the water. The witness waded into the creek, pulled Nurse to the shallows, and immediately began performing CPR after realising he was not breathing. Park rangers quickly arrived on the scene to assist and coordinate an emergency medical extraction. Amazon Prime Air Drone Drops Customer’s Package Into Swimming Pool During Her First Drone Delivery, Video Goes Viral.
Rescue Video from Glacier National Park
Helicopter Hoist and Hospitalisation
The Two Bear Air Rescue team deployed a helicopter to execute a complex hoist operation from the rocky creek bed, as detailed by NonStop Local Montana. Nurse was airlifted to a waiting medical transport and flown to Logan Health Medical Center in Kalispell. US School Suspends 6-Year-Old Boy After He Bites Sandwich Into Gun Shape, Points It at Classmate.
He spent two days on a ventilator and suffered multiple cracked ribs, a compound fracture to his elbow requiring surgery, and fluid in his lungs. Emergency responders and rescue pilots heavily credited the quick-thinking bystander for keeping Nurse alive before professional medical help arrived.
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