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Cyclist falls down 130-foot ravine in France, survives 3 days by drinking wine he had in shopping bag (www.cbsnews.com)

submitted 3 weeks ago by Amuletta@lemmy.ca to c/offbeat@lemmy.ca

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Beats warm Gatorade any day.

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[–] AbeilleVegane@beehaw.org 7 points 3 weeks ago

I was ready to be pissed at a young reckless dude that went biking alone in a mountain, turns out it was a 77 yo man on his way home...

Also :

This isn't the first time a person has endured harsh conditions with a bottle of wine. In 2023, a woman who went missing for five days in the Australian bushland was found alive after surviving for five days on lollipops and wine.