A man has escaped death after falling 100ft off a mountain after a mule charged at him.
Syed Bukhari, 22, from Walthamstow, London, was hiking in Haramosh, located in the Himalayas, for three days.
While the local mules are generally friendly, Syed found this wasn’t always the case on the second day of his hike – when one charged towards him, sending him flying off the edge of a mountain.
“The fall down happened all so quick that I just remember the animal hitting me and me falling off the edge seeing my friends reaction,” Syed told NeedToKnow.online.
“I didn’t realise how high we were until I was all the way down.
“The locals arrived immediately with ropes. Some even climbed down to tie the ropes around me, and guided my steps back up.”
During the fall, he lost his camera equipment and broke some of the things he was carrying.
He added: “I was carried for six to eight hours, until we got back to base.
“There, vehicles could access me and I was taken to a nearby hospital where I got stitched up.”
Syed’s had three separate head wounds that required a total of eight stitches.
He said: “I’m left with back pain, scars on my face, legs and back, pretty much all over my body.”
Syed posted a video of his accident on his Instagram (@majestik.sb) where he showed his hike before and after the fall, leaving viewers in shock.
The video gained hundreds of likes and comments.
One person commented: “Glad to know you’re alive.”
Another said: “S**t, get well soon bro.”
Someone else commented: “Bless the people that helped you! Amazing u got out of that alive!” [sic]
“Damn.. I am glad you are okay bro,” said another user.
“Omg. Glad you’re okay brother. Wish you a speedy recovery,” commented someone else.
