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In what’s being described as an almost unbelievable survival story, a U.S. airman turned a devastating crash into a race against time in hostile terrain. Stranded high in the mountains, injured and alone, he managed to climb to a narrow rock crevice just moments before search teams began sweeping the area below. For the next 36 hours, he stayed completely still, hidden in freezing conditions as the sound of footsteps moved closer and closer.
How seriously wounded US airman climbed mountain, hid in crevice and dodged Iranian bounty-hunters for 36 hours
An American airman spent 36 hours hiding in the Zagros Mountain range inside Iran after his F-15E was shot down Friday.Lukas – stock.adobe.com
Despite his injuries, the weapons officer was able to climb more than 1.3 miles and avoid detection from blood-thirsty nearby Iranian fighters spurred by the chance to capture an American soldier and the $60,000 bounty placed on his head, the New York Times reported.
“Thousands of these savages were hunting him down,” President Trump told Axios of the harrowing situation.
The officer was armed with only a handgun as he awaited rescue, which occurred partly thanks to the emergency beacon he sent out from a crevice along a mountain early Sunday local time, CBS News reported.
The pilot of the aircraft was rescued shortly after the crash, but it took a daring and complex operation to save his weapons officer.CENTCOM
