A woman managed to get herself stuck between a rock and a hard place…literally, in a rather ridiculous predicament.
A woman in Australia found herself in a situation you would struggle to believe if there weren’t pictures.
The emergency services couldn’t help but also poke a little bit of fun at this woman’s bizarre misfortune.
While out in Hunter Valley, New South Wales in Australia, a region known for growing and producing the countries’ wines, the woman had herself a bit of an accident.
In an incident that happened earlier this month, after dropping her phone in a crevice, the woman seemed to slip and fall headfirst into the 3-meter gap and wedge herself between two boulders.
The rescue required multiple emergency departments (NSW Ambulance)
The NSW Ambulance page explained the situation on Facebook earlier this week.
The page explained: “With no phone reception and unable to call for help herself, her friends called Triple Zero (000) after unsuccessful attempts to free her – the patient was hanging by her feet upside down for over an hour by this point.
“NSW Ambulance Specialist Rescue Paramedic Peter Watts worked with a multidisciplinary team to remove several heavy boulders to create a safe access point. With care, a hardwood frame was built to ensure stability while rescuers worked.”
Things would still prove challenging at this point as the rescue team had to maneuver the woman through a tight ‘S’ bend over the course of an hour.
As well as this, there was still the issue of the heavy rocks to deal with.
According to the social media post, a ‘specialised Tirfor winch’ was used to move a 500kg boulder.
Watts added: “In my 10 years as a rescue paramedic I had never encountered a job quite like this, it was challenging but incredibly rewarding,” Peter Watts said.
The woman’s feet stick out as she remains trapped (NSW Emergency)
“Every agency had a role, and we all worked incredibly well together to achieve a good outcome for the patient.”
Thankfully, the patient was freed safely, although it took a total of 7 hours. The woman came away only with a few scratches and bruises, however, she wasn’t able to get her phone back.
Not everyone is so lucky when they find themselves stuck in compromising positions out in nature.
A man who went cave exploring in the Nutty Putty Cave, Utah, is said to have died the ‘worst possible death’ after he went the wrong way down a cave and found himself stuck upside down.