Hiker who spun uncontrollably during air rescue 'thought she was going to die'

Injured hiker, who spun out of control as she was being hoisted into a helicopter, 'thought she was going to die' during the harrowing rescue, her husband says.

and began to hoist her up to the helicopter. But her husband and firefighters below watched in horror as the basket began to spin violently.

Katalin was still feeling nauseated and dizzy two days after the ordeal, her husband said, adding that she spun a total of 174 times as she was being lifted and she did deep-breathing exercises to keep herself from passing out.

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