Wine keeps French cyclist alive after ravine fall

Police say a 77-year-old French cyclist survived three days in a ravine after a 130-foot fall in the Cévennes near Saint-Julien-des-Points, sustained by bottles of red wine from his shopping bag. He had missed a bend while biking home from a supermarket and shouted whenever vehicles passed, but went unheard until roadworkers noticed the twisted frame of his bicycle. A helicopter airlifted him to hospital. Rescue doctor Laurent Savath called it a miracle given cold rain and almost nothing to eat or drink beyond the wine. He had minor injuries and mild hypothermia, according to Entrevue.