A man hiking in Montana impaled himself on his own trekking pole, which passed through his body from beneath his left arm to his back. Despite the severe injury, the man, a nurse specializing in wound care, assessed that his vital organs were not hit and decided to self-rescue rather than incur the cost of a helicopter extraction. He and his companions used a satellite communication device to inform authorities of their plan and then hiked for over six hours to reach a trailhead. AI
RANK_REASON This is a human-interest story about an unusual accident and self-rescue, not a significant industry event.
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