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5 hours ago, Coss said:

Stabbing attack at Sydney church as police counter angry crowds:: Ā Seems the 15/16 yr old boy stabber, had to be shielded inside the church by police as an Assyrian mob turned up to Lynch him, but then had to be satisfied with clashing with the police outside.

Why would you attack the Police and Paramedics who have come to assist the injured.

They did get some retribution though. Parishioners held him down and cut off 2 of his fingers šŸ˜³

The bishop is a bit of an extremist nutter and Assyrians in general are hard to feel sympathy for given their misogynistic culture.

There is no universal timeline for evolution.

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6 hours ago, Coss said:

*note to Australians- Don't consume mushroom drinks or any other "alternative and holistic" health remedies, unless you've seen the practitioner, consume them first and then survive for 24 hours...

I retract - it transpires that the woman who died was a Kiwi.

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Woman who was stuck in Hunter Valley rock crevice for seven hours thanks rescuers

Wed 23 OctWednesday 23 October
A close up of a young woman with long dark hair

Matilda Campbell has thanked her rescuers for saving her life. (Supplied: Matilda Campbell)

Matilda Campbell says rescuers have her "eternal thanks" after they saved her from a rock crevice she slipped into while trying to retrieve her mobile phone.

The 23-year-old suffered a fractured vertebra and major grazing on her shoulder, hip, face and back.

Matilda Campbell was bushwalking in the New South Wales Hunter Valley when one of the scariest, most challenging experiences of her life unfolded.

The 23-year-old from Newcastle has spoken of the dramatic ordeal when she slipped and fell three metres into a rock crevice while trying to retrieve her mobile phone earlier this month.

Stuck between two large boulders by her feet, she hung upside down for seven hours while a multi-agency operation worked to free her.

"It has definitely changed my perspective on life," she told the ABC.

"At one point I felt like I was going to be stuck there forever."

Two feet stuck between two large boulders in a tight space

Ms Campbell hung upside down for seven hours after slipping down a rock crevice at Laguna. (Supplied: NSW Ambulance)

In a written response to the ABC, Ms Campbell said she was in Laguna for the weekend to celebrate her friend's birthday when she decided to go for a morning walk with a friend.

They sat down on some rocks, placed their phones next to them and talked while admiring the view.

Then, Ms Campbell's phone slipped off the rock into a crevice.

She decided to try and get it because she was still paying it off.

"It all happened so quickly that I donā€™t recall how I managed to get stuck the way I did," she said.

"When I tried to go back the way I came thatā€™s when I realised I was stuck and after 10 minutes of trying myself, I realised I was not getting out anytime soon.

"My positioning was very weird as I had my left arm in front of my head and my right arm was near my legs."

A paramedic down a rock crevice with a wooden frame above him during a rescue operation

A makeshift wooden frame was built to prevent rocks from breaking and falling onto Ms Campbell during the rescue. (Supplied: NSW Ambulance)

Heavy boulders

There was no phone reception at the site and when her friend realised she could not help, she returned to where the group was staying and drove to a location where they could call triple-0.

Once emergency services were on the scene, they all worked together to find the safest way to get to Ms Campbell, who had already been trapped for an hour.

Ms Campbell said she did not understand the gravity of the situation until she was told they would have to cut the rocks to get her out.

Crews had to remove seven boulders weighing between 80 to 500 kilograms to gain access to the 23-year-old.

They also built a wooden frame between Ms Campbell and the boulders above her in case the stone cracked and fell.

The crews slowly winched the boulders out of the way, allowing rescuers to get to Ms Campbell's feet.

The emergency workers said they had never experienced anything like it.

A large boulder being winched away

Seven boulders were carefully removed to gain access to Ms Campbell. (Supplied: NSW Ambulance)

Ms Campbell said she was unaware how much time had passed until she was free.

"At one point I had honestly thought I wasnā€™t going to make it out and was cursing myself for not telling my family I loved them before I had left," she said.

As anyone could imagine, it was not a comfortable experience.

"My shoulder at the time was the worst pain, as every time I would try to get comfy it would graze against a rock and take more skin off it, same with my face," Ms Campbell said.

"My feet and toes from being up in the air had lost all feeling."

When she was finally pulled to safety the relief was overwhelming.

"As they helped me walk, as I still had no feeling in my feet," she said.

"They helped me get onto the stretcher where I was then taken into the ambulance and had an IV put in straight away."

No phone is worth the risk

Ms Campbell said she was incredibly grateful to the people who saved her.

"Every single person who had a part in my rescue and my recovery has my eternal thanks," she said.

"If it wasnā€™t for all the agencies who came so swiftly to help me there is a chance I would not be here today."

Multiple agencies crowded around a rock crevice in bushland

A rescue paramedic climbed down into the rock crevice to get to Ms Campbell's feet. (Supplied: NSW Ambulance)

Ms Campbell spent three days in John Hunter Hospital where she was treated for a fractured vertebra and major grazing on her shoulder, hip, face and back.

However, her phone did not survive.

"I also hope this is a good message for people not to put themselves in danger for a phone," she pleaded.

"No phone is worth the risk of your life."

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Jockey who once pleaded guilty to biting a stripper arrested and suspended over alleged breach of privacy

Jockey Justin Huxtable was reportedly arrested and charged by police in NorthĀ QueenslandĀ on Friday leaving his career hanging in the balance.

The 24-year-old was arrested following the races at Innisfail on Friday and stood down immediately by riding stewards, according toĀ The Herald Sun.

He had reportedly been charged under section 227A of the Queensland Criminal Code, following an alleged complaint made against him by a young female relating to a breach of privacy.

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