Dutchman Becomes The First Person To Survive A Fall Off World's End

[Sudonim]

Dutchman Mamitho Lendas became the first person to survive a fall from World’s End, the 1,200 meter cliff in Sri Lanka’s Horton Plains National Park

The 35-year-old was honeymooning with his wife Linda when he stumbled off the cliff while taking a photo of her. He was rescued by Sri Lankan military troops, who used ropes to reach Lendas and pull him to safety. Approximately 40 soldiers assisted in the rescue, later supported by a military helicopter.

“He was extremely lucky because he fell on top of a tree about 130 feet from the top,” said army spokesperson Brigadier Jayanath Jayaweera. “He is the first person to survive a fall from World’s End.”

Lendas was carried on the shoulders of troops for five kilometers to the nearest point where he could be taken to hospital by ambulance. Soon afterwards, a police official reported his condition “stable.”

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“I was taking pictures and I had a misstep and I fell down backwards, two times, and then I sat in bushes for like three and a half hours and…[it was] the longest three and a half hours of my life”, he said.

http://www.nltimes.nl/2015/02/23/dutchman-survives-fall-off-worlds-end-honeymoon/

Video of the rescue and an interview with the couple:

 

[disgusted4sho]

Lucky bastard. Marriage, near death experience, and a place in the world records book, all in one day. Amazing!!

 

[Kittyskyfish]

Look out for that first step, doc, it's a lulu!

 

[cubby]

Doesn't even look too scuffed up. Very lucky man.

 

[gatekeeper]

Yaaaaay! Happy for them. Totally amazing. I doubt I'm alone in thinking of about a dozen ways this could've turned out badly. I'll bet he was mortified. Good thing he was young and healthy. Like some folks who jump off high buildings to end their lives, they end up having a massive heart attack before they ever hit the ground.

 

[rod2pop]

Like some folks who jump off high buildings to end their lives, they end up having a massive heart attack before they ever hit the ground.

Really? I didn't know this. Damn, I'll bet that's a surprise.

 

[Krystal]

Are we sure that he just slipped and fell? Her emotions seem kind of flat, maybe stunned that he didn't die as she planned...

I'm just kidding guys Glad he's okay.

 

[Malodorous]

What a sad failure of Darwinism.

 

[Sudonim]

Her emotions seem kind of flat

That face is one of my favorite reactions and one of the reasons I speak english to everyone here. It's the translating reaction. They stare wide eyed and straight faced, like deer in headlights, and you can see their minds working frantically to translate english to dutch or vice versa :hilarious:

 

[Anubis]

Read the title and was thinking, "The Dutch don't really still think the world is flat, do they?"

 

[Dutchesse]

That face is one of my favorite reactions and one of the reasons I speak english to everyone here. It's the translating reaction.

You bastard, so that's why people never bother to learn Dutch Purely for comedic values.

 

[Sudonim]

You bastard, so that's why people never bother to learn Dutch Purely for comedic values.

Haha I can understand dutch fine but I will reply in english. To be fair I made the same funny face when I first moved here and was just learning dutch.

 

[JackBurton]

THe wife looks suspicious and stone cold as shit in that interview. Not even a smile? Is she not happy her husband survived this terrifying ordeal?

I'm thinking she shoved him, or perhaps kept telling him to back up further, "it's good, you got room, one more step back honey, let's make this a great picture..."

 

[taintfutcha]

the flying Dutchman at world's end...

Dying is the day worth living for!

 

[Pete Bondurant]

The Netherlands has suffered a most calamitous decline since the era of Johan de Witt.

 

[taintfutcha]

The Netherlands has suffered a most calamitous decline since the era of Johan de Witt.

that's a long time with no bling. luckily=Belgium

making other countries look brilliant for centuries

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