Scary Rescue Movie

[davidof]

I always wondered whether those cables they use on rescue helicopters are that safe. This video was taken during a mountain rescue training exercise by Spanish fire crew in the Pyrénées.

http://www.big-boys.com/articles/climbersfall.html

As they are winched away the cord gives, they survived their fall of 70 meters... erm with a few broken bones.

[hemas]

How come this video pops up almost on yearly basis (since it happened in late 90's)?

[iceman]

How come this video pops up almost on yearly basis (since it happened in late 90's)?

'Cause it's scary, man. Like this one...

[davidof]

How come this video pops up almost on yearly basis (since it happened in late 90's)?

must coincide with when folks return to college :-)

[Will]

The cable didn't break. The helicopter had some wind issues just as it was starting to lift the climbers and in order to avoid a sudden drop and possible collision with the cliff it released the cable - assuming that the folks at the other end would just drop a foot or two back to the sloping ledge they were sitting on.

In short: oops

And while Ice's photo certainly gives me the heebie-jeebies (and makes me wonder if that guy has any "bat-shark-repellent"), I seem to recall an uber-nerdy discussion on either Fark or SomethingAwful about how that's a photoshopped pic.

[Free Range Lobster]

its on snopes
its very fake (the shark photo)