A couple’s breakaway from city life in Johannesburg almost turned into their worst nightmare when Selmi Ebersohn fell from a waterfall viewpoint at the Lowveld National Botanical Garden today, September 9. Her husband, Ebies Ebersohn, explained what happened.

“We wanted to take a seat on the railing when my wife suddenly lost her balance and rolled down two metres from the viewpoint.”

A paramedic of Emer-G-Med, confirmed that Ebersohn fractured her left hand and had a deep cut above her right eye, which caused a lot of bleeding.

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Emer-G-Med and Search and Rescue South Africa rushed to the scene and found her lying about 5m from the waterfall. In a joint effort they hoisted her up a steep flight of stairs, where an ambulance was waiting. She was then taken to Kiaat Private Hospital for further treatment.

*This article has been amended