US travel photographer survives 200ft cliff plunge in Portugal after a little BUSH catches him on the way down
Kyle Quin Schrock, 36, from San Diego, who says 'my back is broken, my ribs are broken, my sternum is broken' after falling 200ft from a cliff path in Madeira on October 11.Kyle Quin Schrock in his hospital intensive-care bed, where he is awaiting spinal surgery and needing fluid drained from his lungs after the fall.
Kyle Quin Schrock, 36, of San Diego, was hiking in Madeira on October 11 when the ground collapsed beneath him. He grabbed onto a bush during the fall and heard a voice from above telling him a helicopter was on its way. He is now in intensive care with a broken back, ribs and sternum, awaiting spinal surgery. 'I thought it was my death,' he told his 1.3 million Instagram followers from his hospital bed.
Schrock had walked away from an accounting career to travel the world and pursue photography.
Sister-in-law Tara Schrock's GoFundMe states that he faces months before he can return to work.
By Friday, the campaign had raised more than $11,700 toward its $30,000 target.
Speaking from his hospital bed, he vowed to 'get back out there and enjoy life again'.
