Who: A 70-year-old man
Where: Ntunjelaan Pass, Drakensberg, New Zealand
His mistake: His body wasn’t ready for the hike
What happened: An elderly man and hiking companion were on a two-day hike when the man fell ill. The pair assumed he was having a heart attack. They were able to use cell phones to call for help and an airborne rescue launched.
The paramedics quickly got to the men and found that the man didn’t suffer a heart attack, but he was suffering from altitude sickness. The hiker was airlifted to a local hospital.
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