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Date of Incident

27/03/2019

Country

England

Incident

Gearing up below Levitation at Low Man two weeks ago and a litre bottle of water was dropped from the sky and actually hit my partner a glancing blow on the back. It was over half full and had fallen over 150 feet. There was quite an audible thud as it hit the ground. We climbed the route and as I was making my way off the summit some dozy tourist asked if I had seen his bottle of Buxton spring water as it had fallen out of his pocket. No I can't quite work that one out either. He actually descended the whole way to the bottom of the crag to retrieve his water-bomb! He didn't seem at all concerned that he nearly killed someone. Luckily we both had helmets on our heads. Beggars belief!

Lessons

Avoid tourists?

Activity

Trad rock climbing

When

Gearing up

Injury

No injury

Causes

Falling rock, snow, ice or object

Anonymous?

No

Reported By

Partner

Wearing Helmets?

Yes

Rescue Services Involved?

n/a

Author

Sean Kelly

12 May 2019 at 21:00:51

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