Austrian BASE jumper rescued from side of Thai cliff 0 SHARES Share it! Share TweetBy the Associated PressBANGKOK — An Austrian BASE jumper was rescued in southern Thailand on Monday after being stuck for hours almost 200 meters (yards) above the ground when his parachute became snagged on the rocky side of a cliff. The mountain’s name, Khao Ok Talu, means “Hole Through the Mountain.”“The rescue took so long because it took us hours to get up to the high spot where he jumped off the cliff,” said Kittipong Chusongseang, who was part of the rescue team. “It was a long hike up and a long walk down.”Grasser suffered light injuries when the wind banged him against the mountainside, Kittipong said. Grasser had been part of a BASE jumping team that performed a show on Thai Children’s Day on Saturday, and returned to jump again with his wife on Monday.

Source: Manila Bulletin January 13, 2020 13:07 UTC