Sri Lankan troops rescued a Dutch honeymooner who became
the first person to survive a fall from the World's End, a 4000-foot cliff that
is one of the country's main tourist attractions, the military said on 21-02-2015
today.
The 35-year-old man had taken a few steps back to take pictures of his new bride when he flew off the unprotected cliff, army spokesman Brigadier Jayanath Jayaweera said.
"He was extremely lucky because he fell on top of a
tree about 130 feet from the top," Jayaweera told AFP. "He is the
first person to survive a fall from World's End."
Troops used ropes to reach the man and winch him to
safety. Some 40 soldiers were involved in the initial rescue which was later
backed by a military helicopter.