2024-11-11
42 分钟When he slid off a 40-metre cliff in the jungle, Morgan Segui thought he was sure to die. Three minutes without air, three days without water, three weeks without food; that is the rule that every mountaineer knows by heart. For Morgan Segui, a French acrobat-turned-explorer, he knew it meant his chances of survival were vanishingly small. He lay at the bottom of a dry gorge in the Timorese jungle of South Asia, miles from help, after taking a dramatic fall which broke several bones and left a huge gash to his head. Dazed and without water, he spent three days and nights on the jungle floor trying to cling to life. Until, astonishingly, a herd of goats came to his rescue. Morgan's written a book about his ordeal: Cinq Jours au Timor, published in French by Premier Parallèle. Presenter: Asya Fouks Producer: Edgar Maddicott Get in touch: liveslessordinary@bbc.co.uk or WhatsApp: 0044 330 678 2784
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I mean, the time stopped.
The fall was three big punch, one punch in my head, something on my left side.
Then lose conscience.
I shout helped for one minute, but of course no one replied.
It was so far in the middle of the jungle.
I was sure, sure sure that I will maybe spend one or two days here and die.
When that route gave way, Morgan Segui fell 40 meters down a cliff face on a mountain in the jungle of Timor Leste.
He had been trying to run up this thousand meter mountain in a day, but he got lost and he was now fading in and out of consciousness.
The night was closing in.
His water bottle was empty and he could barely move.
Morgan had broken several bones and his head had a huge gash in it.
He was convinced he wouldn't make it out alive.
He'd spent five days on that mountain before, astonishingly, a herd of goats came to his rescue.