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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Olivia Ireland

French cyclist, 77, survives for three days on red wine after plunging down 130ft ravine

The incident took place in the Cévennes region of France (file photo) -

A French cyclist who fell 130-feet into a ravine has survived after three days with nothing but bottles of red wine to drink.

The 77-year-old man had gone to his local supermarket to buy the drinks in the mountainous Cévennes region of France.

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