Posted on 04/26/2015 2:50:50 PM PDT by Red in Blue PA
A 32-year-old doctor who specialises in Himalayan archaeology was said to be “absolutely terrified” and incredibly shaken after narrowly avoiding death in the devastating earthquake.
Hayley Saul, from Northampton, had left Langtang village in Kathmandu just two hours before it was completely wiped out in the quake.
As the disaster hit, she was trekking with her friend and a guide, en route to Lama Hotel, the next village on the trail.
Her sister, Emma Price, 24, said: “She had just left Langtang village and that village has gone now. The path they were trekking on had gone and they had to trek another five or six hours to get to the next village.
“Huge boulders were falling and following them, the river was blocked in places and she was worried it would flood, the cliffs were shaking with the aftershocks. It was absolutely terrifying.
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The Langtang area was hard hit by the earthquake. Additionally, the national park sits in a deep valley which would be prone to massive rocks falling during an event such as this.
I’m sure there were more people than here that were terrified.
Still, it helps to put a face on this calamity.
It just wasn’t her time. I can’t imagine the terror she must have gone through.
Not a good place to be in an earthquake to say the least.
We were actually planning on going to this very location this year, but a job loss, and subsequent job gain, precluded that from happening. Hope to be back soon.
So he’s not just kicking back? Or elated?
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