A Florida man spent 6 hours in the Caldera lake in Oregon after falling from a height of 800 feet

When 28-year-old Tyler Jones of Bronson (FL) decided to go together with colleagues Hiking in the national Park in the Cascade mountains in Oregon, he had no idea that the journey will end in a hospital bed.

The man went to crater lake to enjoy the view from there when he stepped on something that at first took for snow, and slipped, flew down.

«I literally jumped into the snow Bank, thinking he was soft, says Jones, but my feet immediately slipped, I fell and slid on the snow upside down by as much as 800 feet. When I <..> has stopped, the whole head was in the cones, and ribs bruised. On the left hand laceration».

A Florida man spent 6 hours in the Caldera lake in Oregon after falling from a height of 800 feetU. S. Coast Guard 13th District

According to Tyler, after falling ill the whole body: the man felt as «if it had been beaten.» The shoes clogged snow, so they had to take to avoid frostbite of the feet, and again to put your shoes on only 4 hours later.

«I didn’t know if anyone saw how I fell. — Jones says — I began to scramble back up, but there was nothing to hold, and more than 150 feet climb didn’t work out.» Besides, adds Tyler, the slope was at an angle of about 75 degrees, which further complicated the task. Just had to wait and hope that will save him.

A Florida man spent 6 hours in the Caldera lake in Oregon after falling from a height of 800 feetU. S. Coast Guard 13th District

The man was found after 6 hours after the fall. No matter what, Jones believes that he was incredibly lucky: extend the quest a bit longer in the mountains would be dark and cold would be unbearable.

Rescuers helped Tyler to get to the helicopter, and then the man was taken for medical treatment in bend. Despite the injury, he keeps you in a good mood and the next day after the miraculous salvation came to work.

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