This woman got stuck in a canyon for thirteen hours: 'I was stuck from my hips'
A young woman from the US saw her life flash before her eyes when she got stuck in a canyon for thirteen hours, under extreme heat. Here's what happened.
Some people are thrill seekers. A young adventurer from the US went on a hike in a canyon, but things took a turn for the worst in a matter of minutes. According to her, she and her friend survived thanks to a 'miracle'. Here's what happened.
Elfy and her friend thought exploring the canyon would be easy
The young woman, who goes under the name of @elfy647, shared her story on her TikTok account. Elfy is a skilled adventurer, and it wasn't her first rodeo. Accompanied by a friend, she visited the Wildcat Tank Canyon, in Arizona, thinking it would be rather easy as she was well-experienced. Indeed, she had researched the canyon, which was described as 'very easy' by other canyoneers. However, her trip turned into a nightmare when she arrived into the heart of the canyon. The weather was extremely hot, and there was no place to take a breath on the way.
Elfy and her friend moved deeper into the canyon, hoping to escape the heat, and she swapped her hiking boots for sandals, thinking it would give her a better grip. She explained:
I think we underestimated it, the heat really took a lot of my strength out of me. I became shaky and I started sliding. Then I started panicking and and I slid, I started going deeper into the canyon and just slid to the bottom.
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She got stuck for thirteen hours
Elfy got stuck in the canyon, and she was left feeling defeated and exhausted from the heat. She explained she feared getting crushed inside the canyon, which would be fatal.
I was just freaking out because I couldn't get out and at that point I was stuck from my hips and I could only twist from side to side, I couldn't lay down. That's where I'm not able to move and I basically suffocate.
Elfy and her friend stayed stuck for three hours before realising they could not get out by themselves, and they had no phone signal or any way to let someone know they were in distress. That is when a miracle happened. Elfy's friend noticed her phone was buzzing in her pocket, and she had some reception for about two minutes. She sent a video to her friends with their coordinates, but they were unable to call 911. Luckily, her friend's roommate managed to call for help, and they were rescued after another four hours.
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