Ranger caught in avalanche and almost thrown off cliff....(5 pix)
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Ranger caught in avalanche and almost thrown off cliff...
This isn't mine, but it's my Mom's cousin's Ranger. He lives nearby and is a close family friend. It is an '03 FX4 Off-road. He was driving to Lake Tahoe and got caught in an avalanche coming down the mountain. The rock guard rail is what kept him from sliding down the cliff. One in a million...
Well as you can imagine, he is a changed man, that cliff would have been 1000+ feet drop. He had to climb out the window to get out. He said that it is still driveable, but is pretty messed up.
Well as you can imagine, he is a changed man, that cliff would have been 1000+ feet drop. He had to climb out the window to get out. He said that it is still driveable, but is pretty messed up.
Last edited by fx4me; 02-10-2009 at 01:14 AM.
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He says he was driving slow because of traffic when it came down the hill. He also said that the wall he's pressed against was broken and the only thing holding him on the road was a tiny bit of his front tire and the rear bumper which were pinned against the wall. A few inches forward or backward he would have gone down the cliff.
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Originally Posted by FMD
sp did he pop it in 4wd and just drive out?
And everyone can use this as proof that there is snow in California!
What sucks though, is that he just got the truck back from the body shop a couple weeks ago after being rear-ended so hard that he slammed into the car in front of him. The cars in front and behind him were totalled, but he only had like $1000 worth of damage.