Teenage boys air lifted from cliff face after trying to take selfie
Three teenagers had to be rescued by an emergency helicopter overnight after getting stranded on a cliff face during a mission to take the perfect selfie.
The boys were all aged between 15 and 17 and had been staying at a caravan park in Second Valley, almost 100km away from Adelaide when disaster struck.
One of the boys, Sam, said they were aiming to reach the top of the cliff by sunset.
“We went up to the cliff to get a good photo and we all got stuck half way,” he told 7 News.
After three agonising hours, the boys were winched to safety.
15-year-old Daniel had reportedly lost feeling in his leg and fainted as he was pulled into the chopper.
The following day, the boys couldn’t believe they had made it out alive.
“We could have actually died it was really scary to be honest,” said Adam, one of the rescued teens.
A fourth friend, Josh, who managed to climb to safety said he was equally concerned.
“I could've lost three of my best mates last night.”
Witness said they heard the boys shouting for help before the helicopter arrived.
“They were just calling out for help every five our ten minutes,”
“Just like, yelling out help, I'm here.”
The boys were staying at the local caravan park without their parents, and aren’t the only ones to run into trouble on the cliff.
In January, three young girls were winched to safety from the same spot.
Then, just days later, a man slipped and broke his leg while climbing the same rocks.
The boys admitted to seeing a warning sign, but said they “didn’t really take notice” of it.
Their ignorance left the Second Valley community fuming.
“People don't take notice of signs, they don't use their brains,” local man Tony Blacket told 7 News.
Offering a word of advice to other would-be hikers, Adam said: “Don't try and get a good photo, it's not worth it.”
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