Even After 2000 ft Fall from Mountain, Man Survives with Minor Injuries in New Zealand

It was almost a second life for a man who miraculously survived a fall of 600 meters (approximately 2,000 feet) with only minor injuries in New Zealand.

This man fell from Mount Taranaki, on the west coast of New Zealand’s North Island, on Saturday, reported BBC.

According to police, this mountaineer, whose identity hasn’t been revealed, was saved by warmer-than-usual weather which softened the ice to cushion the man’s fall.

The man fell from roughly double the height of the Eiffel Tower in Paris. The police said the climber is “exceptionally lucky to be alive,” as per the BBC

According to the police, the climber was part of a group scaling Mount Taranaki and he fell at around midday on Saturday. He was rescued by fellow climbers.

Mount Taranaki has a reputation as one of the deadliest mountains in New Zealand. A few years back, two climbers had also fallen to their deaths from the same spot from which the man fell on Saturday.