Watch dramatic rescue after teen plunges down 30ft high waterfall on mountain
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Watch dramatic rescue after teen plunges down 30ft high waterfall on mountain
Video shows how heroic rescue teams managed to get 18-year-old Ben Longton - and his dogs - to safety after he spent nine hours trapped alone in a snowy canyon when he broke his leg. The farm worker had neared the top of the 3,209ft (978m) peak in the Lake District on March 1 this year in fine weather but faced a freak blizzard on his descent. And as he headed down paths covered by roughly 12 inches (30cm) of snow with his dogs, Dug and Bella, he tumbled down a waterfall. Ben’s dad called...
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