Read more about the article ROCK AND A HARD PLACE: Miracle Survival Of Brit In 6,000ft Paraglide Plunge Onto Rocks
Photo shows the moment when British tourist Angus George Beaton, 27, was taken on a stretcher in Fethiye, Mugla, Turkey, undated photo. Beaton was reported to have several fractures after falling on rocks while paragliding. (Newsflash)
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ROCK AND A HARD PLACE: Miracle Survival Of Brit In 6,000ft Paraglide Plunge Onto Rocks

A British tourist has miraculously survived a terrifying 6,000-foot paragliding plunge from a mountain onto rocks, reported Turkish media. Holidaymaker Angus George Beaton, 27, had taken off from the 1,800-metre- (5,905-foot-) high runway on Babadag Mountain in the popular tourist resort of Oludeniz in Fethiye District, Mugla Province, south-western Turkey.…

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October 14, 2022
Read more about the article PEAK PERFORMANCE: Never Before Seen Mineral Found On Spanish Mountain
Picture shows a piece of the the mineral Ermeloite, undated. It was discovered in Mount Ermelo, Pontevedra, Spain. (USC/Newsflash)
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PEAK PERFORMANCE: Never Before Seen Mineral Found On Spanish Mountain

A new mineral with a creamy white colour has been discovered on a mountain peak in Spain. Dubbed ‘Ermeloita’ in honour of the lush natural space in which it was found, the mineral was discovered on Mount Ermelo (Monte Ermelo) in the province of Pontevedra in the autonomous community of…

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September 21, 2022
Read more about the article HIGHER CAR: Driver Destroys Rental 4X4 As It Rolls Down Mountain
A man overturned his SUV while driving up a mountain in Kabardino-Balkaria, Russia. (CEN)
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HIGHER CAR: Driver Destroys Rental 4X4 As It Rolls Down Mountain

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WnHw4iXwLbY A driver wrecked a brand new 4X4 hire car when he rolled it down a mountain slope trying to show off his driving skills. Extraordinary footage of the drama shows the SUV being driven up a steep mountainside inTyzyl Gorge in the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic. But as he tries to…

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June 23, 2022
Read more about the article PRICE HIKE: School Could Be On Hook For GBP 15,500 Mountain Rescue Bill After 99 Students Airlifted From Risky Hike
99 students and eight teachers were rescued on 7th of June 2022 from mountain distress in the Austrian Alps. (Bergrettung Riezlern/Newsflash)
Sport

PRICE HIKE: School Could Be On Hook For GBP 15,500 Mountain Rescue Bill After 99 Students Airlifted From Risky Hike

A school could be on the hook for a GBP 15,500 bill after 99 terrified schoolchildren had to be airlifted from a dangerous mountain hiking trail when their teachers allegedly bungled the route. Martin Burger, the manager of the Vorarlberg mountain rescue service, has told Austrian media that the cost…

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June 22, 2022
Read more about the article ALPINE RESCUE: Teacher Of 99 Children Airlifted From Mountain In Alps Could Face Jail Time
99 students and eight teachers were rescued on 7th of June 2022 from mountain distress in the Austrian Alps. (Bergrettung Riezlern/Newsflash)
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ALPINE RESCUE: Teacher Of 99 Children Airlifted From Mountain In Alps Could Face Jail Time

A sports teacher who picked a dangerous alpine hiking trail off an internet post causing 99 terrified school kids to be airlifted after becoming stranded could face jail time. Alpine rescuers scrambled two helicopters and 50 extraction experts to pluck the 99 youngsters from a mountainside in heavy rain last…

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June 16, 2022