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Haunting words 14-year-old son said as he hallucinated, walked off 120-foot cliff in front of terrified father (nypost.com)

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Altitude sickness is no joke, folks. If you're coming from near sea level, please take any signs seriously.

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[–] otacon239@lemmy.world 8 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Hallucinations are a serious sign of altitude sickness, specifically high-altitude cerebral edema (HACE), where the brain swells due to a lack of oxygen, according to the Cleveland Clinic.

HACE affects less than 1% of people who reach an altitude of 13,000 to 18,000 feet above sea level.

This is what they didn’t account for. It’s already a rare condition, and one that only a few people will ever find themselves in a situation to discover they have it. Poor guy. I hope he recovers okay.