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World Service,12 Nov 2024,40 mins

Saved by goats after my fall from the sacred mountain

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Three minutes without air, three days without water, three weeks without food; that is the rule that every mountaineer knows by heart. For Morgan Segui, a French acrobat-turned-explorer, he knew it meant his chances of survival were vanishingly small. He lay at the bottom of a dry gorge in the Timorese jungle of South Asia, miles from help, after taking a dramatic fall which broke several bones and left a huge gash to his head. Dazed and without water, he spent three days and nights on the jungle floor trying to cling to life. Until, astonishingly, a herd of goats came to his rescue. Presenter: Asya Fouks Producer: Edgar Maddicott Get in touch: [email protected] or WhatsApp +44 330 678 2707 (Photo: Morgan Segui. Credit: Morgan Segui)

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