Wow, how lucky is Heather Friesen? The former University of Hawaii volleyball player was hiking to a waterfall outside of Honolulu in 2016. The footage was just recently released and it shows her taking a wrong step on the slick rock and then plummeting some 50 feet. According to reports she suffered a collapsed lung, ten broken ribs and a fractured scapula. But with the help of two random hikers, she was able to get airlifted out of the backcountry to safety. Good Morning America recently picked up the story.
This Woman Fell 50 Feet Over a Dry Waterfall in Hawaii and Miraculously Survived
Heather Friesen was extremely lucky.
BY The Inertia | Staff
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