A priest who plunged 66ft into a ravine has miraculously survived.
Father Adelmo Sérgio Gomes was returning home from a trip when he lost control of his car and plummeted off a bridge.
The car fell 66ft (20 metres) and landed next to a fast-flowing river.
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The vehicle was left on its roof in overgrowth near the BR-262 highway in Pará de Minas, Brazil.
According to the Diocese of Divinópolis, the priest, 59, lost control of his vehicle in the early hours of yesterday (3 Dec).
He suffered only a broken arm, a cracked rib and a cut to his knee.
He was able to get out of the wreckage alone and ask for help.
Father Gomes called the Eucharistic Minister, Eder Geraldo Gonçalves, who arrived at the scene to take him to the Nossa Senhora da Conceição Hospital in Pará de Minas.
Despite the severity of the accident, the Diocese reported that the priest was out of danger.
He is expected to undergo further tests today (4 Dec) before being discharged from the hospital.
Father Gomes is the priest of the Our Lady Help of Christians Parish in Pará de Minas.
Before, he served at the Our Lady of Aparecida Parish in Divinópolis, as reported by Need To Know.
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