June 28, 2008 - You never know how one of these can come in handy. A 24-year-old Colorado Springs woman, vacationing in Europe, went for a hike in the Bavarian Alps. During the trek, Jessica Bruinsma lost her footing and fell 16 feet to a narrow overhang, spending the next 70 hours waiting to be found. After nearly three days, she spotted a group of lumberjacks but they were too far away to hear her, so she improvised.
Apparently, there was a cable that brought wood up and down the mountain. Initially, the timber transport system was out of service. But when a repairman restored the line on Thursday, Jessica hooked her sports bra on the cable and it reached a worker at the base. He had heard of the missing hiker and immediately alerted police who airlifted her to safety.
Bruisnma realized she needed her shirt and jacket for warmth but the bra might serve as an appropriate signal to those on the ground. And her resourcefulness paid off! She has scrapped plans to stay in Berchtesgaden to learn German and plans to return home to Colorado where she hopes she’ll recover quick enough to participate in an upcoming marathon. Her goal is to complete the course in three hours and ten minutes. We’re guessing she’ll be properly outfitted for the run.
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