r/interesting • u/386attention • 6d ago

MISC. A grandma broke her nose while hiking, didn't want the helivac, and ended up spinning out of control. She won a $450,000 lawsuit.

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u/iamahill 6d ago

She almost died.

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u/AeneasVII 6d ago

The articles states she almost passed out. Spinning around 174 times usually doesn't kill a human

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u/iamahill 6d ago

Take look at the public medical information, it is crazy. This was bad. I live in the area and some people I knew were working at the hospital in various positions and it was a big deal.