Woman stuck upside down in crevice for 7 hours after trying to retrieve phone
Hiker (23) suffered only minor scratches and bruises after ordeal
Only the woman's feet were available after she slipped into the crevice. Photo: news.com.au
Alisha Rahaman Sarkar
A woman in Australia was stuck upside down deep inside a crevice for hours after she fell while trying to retrieve her phone.
Matilda Campbell (23) was bushwalking with friends when her phone fell into a three-metre-deep crevice in Hunter Valley in New South Wales on October 12. She bent down to retrieve the phone when she slipped and fell head-first inside the crevice, hanging by her feet.
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