I was trapped for 65 hours under 4,000 tons of rubble – and felt an amazing calm
- Posted on February 11, 2025
- By The Guardian
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I was trapped for 65 hours under 4,000 tons of rubble – and felt an amazing calm
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In 1997, the ski lodge where Stuart Diver lived with his wife, Sally, was destroyed by a landslide. She was one of 18 people who died and he was the sole survivor. He describes the pain, fear and long, winding path of recovery