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Man rescued after spending night on Rügen cliff
A man in his mid-20s fell from a cliff in Sassnitz, on Germany’s island of Rügen, on Friday evening.
He was walking near the former Dwasieden castle after dark and fell when he stepped too close to the edge.
He injured his foot and lost his phone, leaving him unable to call for help.
He spent the night on the slope in temperatures of about eight to nine degrees Celsius.
The next morning he found his phone, called rescuers and climbed down to the beach, where firefighters carried him to an ambulance for treatment.
The chalk cliffs in Jasmund National Park are about 30 metres high in this area, and signs warn that cliff collapses are possible.
Firefighters and police warn walkers to keep away from the cliff edge because of the danger.
A man was rescued on Saturday morning after falling from a cliff in Sassnitz on the island of Rügen.
He fell on Friday evening while walking near the cliff and injured his foot.
After losing his phone in the dark, he spent the night on the slope and could not call for help.
He found his phone the next morning, called emergency services and climbed down to the beach.
Firefighters carried him to an ambulance, where his sprained foot was treated.
- Who
- A man in his mid-20s from the Ruhr region.
- What
- He fell from a cliff, spent the night there and was rescued the next morning.
- When
- He fell on Friday evening and was rescued on Saturday morning.
- Where
- Near the former Dwasieden castle in Sassnitz, on the island of Rügen.
- Why
- He came too close to the cliff edge in the dark and stepped into empty space.
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The man fell from the cliff while walking near the former Dwasieden castle in Sassnitz.
He remained on the slope, injured and without his phone.
He found his phone, called for help and climbed down to the beach.
Firefighters carried him to an ambulance for treatment.
- Location
- Sassnitz, island of Rügen
- Cliff height
- About 30 metres
- Fall
- Friday evening
- Rescue
- Saturday morning
- Firefighters
- About 20 from Sagard and Sassnitz