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. – Top News US UK

The impact threw him against the canopy with crushing force, and when the world stopped spinning, he was bleeding in enemy territory. Below, voices carried on the wind—thousands of fighters circling, a $60,000 bounty on his head. He had seconds: run downhill toward capture, or scramble upward into the unknown. He chose the mountain, clawing 1.3 miles up jagged rock with shattered ribs and a handgun, forcing his body into a crevice as search parties… Continue reading…