(Ynet News) Matan Zuri - A group of Israelis hiking in a deserted area near Petra on Thursday suddenly noticed a young man shouting for help in English from one of the hills. The man reached the Israeli hikers and explained that his friend had fallen off a high cliff and that he was unconscious and bleeding. Yair Farjoun, Hof Ashkelon Regional Council head and a decorated former IDF paratrooper who fought during the Yom Kippur War, carried a first aid kit and ran through the desert for an hour to reach the man. "He was severely injured. I was sure we were going to lose him in a few seconds. I dressed his wounds and stopped his head from bleeding, but he remained unconscious." Four hours later, Jordanian rescue forces - called by the Israeli hikers - arrived on the scene. The man was taken to the hospital where he recovered.
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