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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Gustaf Kilander

NYC man who was saved twice in two days hiking in Arizona warns: ‘Life isn’t worth losing for a cool Instagram’

Philip Vasto via Instagram

A Brooklyn man who had to call the emergency services twice in two days of hiking in Arizona offered a warning to other hikers, saying: “Life isn’t worth losing for a cool Instagram picture.”

Philip Vasto, 28, called 911 on 2 March when he found himself lost on Humphreys Peak, north of Flagstaff in central Arizona. He called the emergency services a second time the following day.

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