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Blackberry

Always carry your Blackberry with you while skiing

By LFTO News Team

Outdoor headlines

02 July 2009 12:09

It could save your life! Take David Fitzherbert, from West London.

He fell 20m down a crevasse but became wedged between two walls of ice thanks to his Blackberry, placed in his top pocket, catching a ledge on the way down.

Below was a further 200m drop.

He'd tried to ski down a glacier on the Matterhorn, in Switzerland, when the ice gave way.

He suffered a broken jaw and several lost teeth, but was drilled out of the crevasse by rescuers.

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