Kell Morris’ wife held his head above water to prevent him from drowning while waiting for rescuers to arrive after Morris was pinned by the boulder, which crashed onto him during a hike near a remote glacier south of Anchorage.
His second stroke of luck came when a sled dog tourism company that operates on the glacier overheard the 911 dispatch and offered up its helicopter to ferry rescuers to the scene, which was inaccessible to all-terrain vehicles.
Once rescuers arrived, it took seven men and inflatable air bags to lift the boulder off as he drifted in and out of consciousness.
I am really surprised he’s unscathed
Somehow the rocks on the ground caught the boulder and prevented him from being crushed
For real, the topology of the bed he landed in had to be in order for him to remain unscathed is so exact it boggles the mind.
WIFE GOOD
Wow! That wife of his is pure gold! When he’s back on his feet there won’t be a single argument he will ever win against her. Plus there won’t be a no answer to any of her demands… If only she had a name. We shall know her as “his wife”
“His wife, Jo Roop, is a retired Alaska State Trooper. They moved to Seward, about 120 miles (193 kilometers) south of Anchorage, from Idaho last fall when she took a job with the local police department.”
Also, wife cop. Might make some Lemmys (Lemmings? What’s the official term here?) go 404 in their head because a cop did something good.
It’s Lemminietors and for the record, she shot the rock 3 times and tried to choke it out before calling for back up.
Alaska man. The very opposite of Florida man. But similar for some reason.
Holy shit, what a fucking nightmare! Thank goodness for incredible partners and the ability to go unconscious during shock…
Alaska PD races to deputize the boulder
