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French Cyclist, 77, Survives for Three Days on Red Wine After Plunging Down 130ft Ravine
The cyclist survived three days with mild hypothermia after a 130-foot fall, sustained by drinking red wine from his shopping bag, rescuers said.
- On October 31, 2025, a 77-year-old French cyclist survived three days after a 130-foot fall into a ravine, sustained by a shopping bag of red wine, CBS/AFP reported.
- Missing a bend, the cyclist plunged down a rocky slope on a lonely road after leaving the supermarket, shouted for help as vehicles passed, and fell into a stream several times risking hypothermia.
- A helicopter airlifted him to hospital after passing roadworkers heard his shouts and spotted his twisted bicycle, while rescue doctor Laurent Savath called his survival a miracle given the cold and rain.
- French outlet Entrevue said the cyclist escaped with minor injuries and mild hypothermia, CBS/AFP reported on October 31, 2025, with Agence France-Presse contributing.
- The case echoes earlier survival stories in which observers noted this is not the first time someone endured harsh conditions with a bottle of wine, as in the previous 2023 survival case of a woman who lasted five days on lollipops and wine.
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A French cyclist fell 130 meters in the mountains but survived three days in a ravine. Only the wine in his bag saved his life in the cold and rain.
·Budapest, Hungary
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French cyclist survives on red wine for three days after falling down ravine
A French cyclist who plummeted down a 130-feet ravine survived in the wilderness for three days by drinking red wine, reports said. The 77-year-old’s “pour” decision came after he made a trip to his local grocery store in the Cévennes region of France, according to the French news outlet Entrevue. After purchasing the bottles of...
·New York, United States
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Total News Sources13
Leaning Left3Leaning Right3Center2Last UpdatedBias Distribution38% Left, 37% Right
Bias Distribution
- 38% of the sources lean Left, 37% of the sources lean Right
38% Left
L 38%
C 25%
R 37%
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