As Neil Parker dragged his broken body along an isolated bush track, thinking he would likely die out there, he channelled his mind on reconnecting with his estranged son.
Speaking from his hospital bed on Wednesday, the day after he was airlifted to safety, Mr Parker said he knew his only chance of survival was to fasten a splint from his walking poles and drag himself to safety."I caught myself the first time as I started to slide but I had too much momentum and over I went.
"Inch by inch" he began to drag himself along the three-kilometre track to a clearing where he thought helicopters would be able to spot him. "At night-time I was sleeping on rock, I had been crawling on rock all day - everything was hard so most of the pain I was going through was constantly being on hard rock."I think I have a very high [pain] tolerance, I had no issues with pain while I was crawling around, I didn't feel any discomfort or that while I was crawling but that could have just well and truly been adrenalin pumping.
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