A California teacher, who was six months pregnant, slipped and tragically fell to her death while on a hiking trip in Greece just before Christmas.
Clara Thomann, 33, a science teacher at Dos Pueblos High School in Goleta, was trekking near the Preveli Monastery on the Greek Island of Crete about 12 p.m. on December 23 when she plummeted 164 feet down a gorge, according to multiple local media reports.
After her partner, Elliot Finn, called for help at approximately 2 p.m., twenty-one firefighters and 10 firefighting vehicles were dispatched along with additional, specialized crews to rescue the woman in the inaccessible spot.
Rescuers managed to reach Thomann and administered first aid before she was transported to a safe location and picked up by emergency services.
Thomann was rushed to Rethymno Hospital while she was still conscious, according to the Neakriti news agency. Due to the serious injuries sustained, she was later transferred to the Chania General Hospital’s intensive care unit.