US photographer Kyle Quin Schrock survives 200ft cliff fall in Madeira, remains in intensive care

Left · 2Kyle Quin Schrock, a US travel photographer and influencer, fell about 200ft from a cliff in Madeira, Portugal, on 11 October and survived. 1 2 Left · 2Metro says he was hiking when the trail crumbled beneath him, while The Independent describes the activity as climbing and, citing his family's fundraiser, says the ground gave way. 1 2 Left · 2In a video posted to Instagram from his hospital bed, wearing an oxygen mask, Schrock said he "thought it was my death" but was caught by a piece of grass, "like a little bush", which he did not expect to hold him. 2 1

Left · 2While clinging on, he heard a voice from above saying help was on the way and that helicopters were coming; he said he had to hold on and avoid falling further. 1 2 Left · 2He was airlifted to hospital; he credited friends who called the "life flight" and said the crew did an "awesome job". 2 1 Left · 2Schrock said he is in extreme pain with a broken back, ribs and sternum; according to a GoFundMe written by his family, he remains in intensive care awaiting spinal surgery, healing of his ribs and draining of his lungs. 1 2

Left · 2The fundraiser, which The Independent says was written by his sister-in-law Tara Schrock and had raised more than $12,000, says he faces a long recovery and cannot work for months; it seeks money for medical costs and travel back to the US. 2 1 Left · 2Schrock previously quit an accountancy job to travel the world; The Independent says he graduated from Brigham Young University-Hawaii in accountancy in 2014. Metro says he has vowed to get back out there. 2 1