Overview
- The man missed a bend while biking home from a supermarket near Saint-Julien-des-Points and plunged about 130 feet into a ravine.
- Trapped and unheard despite calling out to passing vehicles, he sustained himself with bottles of red wine from his shopping bag.
- Road workers from the Interdepartmental Directorate of Roads noticed his mangled bicycle and alerted emergency services.
- Hérault firefighters, assisted by a Civil Security helicopter, airlifted him to a hospital in Alès for care.
- Rescue doctor Laurent Savath described the outcome as a miracle given cold, wet conditions, and reports say he suffered only minor injuries and mild hypothermia.