In Canada, climber Margot Cohen and her dog survived an 18-meter fall, The Squamish Chief reports.
Cohen went up the mountain with her dog Zion, her friend Max Stobe and his cousin. As they were descending from the summit, the group realized they were lost. Nearby, they noticed a small ledge that they decided to climb. Stobe went first and Cohen sent her dog after him. Suddenly, the dog slipped and fell off the cliff.
As the woman recalls, her first impulse was to try to save the dog. Without thinking, she reached out to catch him in time, and fell after him. Cohen explained that during the fall she hit the rock ledges several times, but managed to stay conscious. The climber broke her leg. The woman's screams helped Stobe find her.
Cohen waited for rescuers for about two hours. Zion was with her the whole time. He also survived the fall, only injuring his paw. As the woman says, she had to lie in the scorching sun until help arrived. Her nose and leg were bleeding, her face was swollen.
Cohen has already undergone one operation and is now waiting for a second. According to doctors, it will take a long time for her to recover. Despite this, the woman does not lose her positive attitude. She considers herself lucky to be alive.