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Man survives for 6 days after car falls off cliff

2011-10-01 238 Dailymotion

An amazing story of survival. A 67-year-old man lives for six days on only leaves and creek water - after his car fell off a cliff in southern California.<br/> Missing for almost a week -- David LaVau traveled from a Los Angeles suburb to Oxnard but never came back. His children immediately knew something was wrong.<br/> (SOUNDBITE) (English) LISA LAVAU, DAUGHTER SAYING:<br/> "We know our dad. My dad would never not call his kids. There are four of us."<br/> LaVau's daughter Lisa and her siblings set off to retrace their father's route, stopping at every ravine until they found his car.<br/> (SOUNDBITE) (English) LISA LAVAU, DAUGHTER SAYING:<br/> "Then my brother got out of the car and we kept screaming and the next thing we heard dad say 'help, help' and there he was."<br/> LaVau was found with broken bones 200-ft down the cliff.<br/> And nearby, another car that crashed off the cliff - only this one had a decomposing body inside.<br/> Captain Bob Brandelli of the Los Angeles County Fire Department<br/> "This is a bad section of road. This has been the fourth incident I have been on here where we have had cars over the side."<br/> Reunited with his family, LaVau was transported to a nearby hospital - where he is recovering from his injuries that are not life-threatening.<br/> Sarah Irwin, Reuters.

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