Anna Parsons, 21, broke bones throughout her body and had her left foot amputated, but it was 'nothing short of a miracle' that she survived, her sister said.
A student from New Zealand is recovering in a hospital after falling as far as 80 feet from Yosemite National Park’s Half Dome this month.
Anna Parsons, 21, broke bones throughout her body and had her left foot amputated, but it was “nothing short of a miracle” that she survived, her sister wrote on an online fundraiser page. Her family said Parsons’ medical bills have run up to about $1 million from the brutal fall. Parsons was on vacation in Yosemite with her climbing partner, Jack Evans, before they were to start school in Canada, Evans toldThe two marine science students, who met at the University of Otago in New Zealand, climbed Swan Gully on July 31, then went to ascend Snake Dike, a popular route on the southwest face of Half Dome, early the next morning, Evans told the magazine.
Evans said Parsons was in the lead when she climbed out of his view and past an anchor, a spot on the rock where climbers can clip in to secure themselves.When she realized she had skipped the anchor, she tried to climb down but slipped and fell about 70 to 80 feet.
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