Jeff Wright was hiking in Alaska when he fell more than 1,000 feet, breaking his pelvis and needing to be airlifted to safety by the Alaskan Coast Guard. Wright was released from hospital last week and joins News NOW to share his harrowing experience and whether he plans to keep hiking.
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What was that move that caused him to fall?
here is footage of avalanches on that exact same chute https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ux8kAjkuyQM
Good thing he landed on his balls.
Jeff slipped in the bathroom of his home shortly after making this interview and is now back in the hospital in a comatose state.
I’m assuming that the danger assessment in his brain 🧠 and people like him are at extremely low levels or non-existent. That is why he is able to do things like this. I would love to conduct a study on how are many people willing to subject themselves extremely dangerous situations? For example: Riding a motorcycle 🏍 on a busy highway at 200mph ?
I bet there was a lot of snow ❄️, which help soften the blow .
Why do people expose themselves to so much danger ? They do this at all cost .I would love to to study this.
If he needed a cellphone for rescue he was in over his head, sounds like an Ice Axe and Crampons would be the minimum for safety..🤔
Shout out to George Floyd on 681 days of sobriety. It took some tough love but he did it. Say his name liberals!
Isn't there bears????
He’s not even going to thank the people who saved his life? People who risked there life to save his? At cost to the Coast Guard and probably others in our state who had to donate time and energy to save him. Like he’s some kind of hero for falling? What the heck. He needs a humbling reality check. Oh wait he just got one and it did not seem to work.
He was very unprepared. He should have had a rescue beacon… he was very lucky…!
Don’t think I’d be wanting to be hiking in the wilderness as unprepared as he was.
Nice of society to provide a net whenever some a-hole decides to jump out a window.
I am impressed he was able to give his position after all that.
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What do you mean prepared? this guy was lucky he "had no bars on his iphone, but the call still went thru",
if anything it shows luck and chance happen to us all.
I can't believe he didn't have a Garmin InReach.
Why are u guys in Alaska climbing mountains
Praise God for his survival
Satellite Emergency beacons can be had for about 400 dollars. Press a button and it sends an emergency notification w your location to Search and Rescue
Felicidades, es un buen ejemplo. 111 sentadillas son unos LIKESEX.Uno muchas y un buen ejercicio. Se deja ver que hay muy buenos resultados 😍👍 Saludos desde la Cd.. de world 🌹😉💖 los mortalesy abian apreciado tan hermosa mujer.k
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUp3cufNL2Y
Pelvis fracture is pretty major!