强风吹倒巨型仙人掌 Scottsdale女徒步者被砸昏迷数分钟
当地时间10月17日上午，一名女子在亚利桑那州 Scottsdale 的 Bell Pass Trail 徒步时遭遇罕见意外：一株巨型仙人掌（saguaro）被强风吹倒，正好砸在她身上。据《亚利桑那共和报》（azcentral）报道，Scottsdale 消防人员赶到现场为她实施急救；截至当天下午3点，她的伤情尚未公布。目击徒步者 Amy Johnson 称这是一起“怪异事故”：女子被压在数百磅重的仙人掌下、失去意识达5到10分钟，直到同伴用绑带将仙人掌撬起才脱困；她身体左侧因重压和仙人掌刺受重伤，还可能伴有头部创伤，一度记不清年份和总统是谁。Johnson 表示，倒下的仙人掌看起来健康，但根部紧邻一株已枯死的仙人掌，可能因此被强风吹倒。她说，作为一名资深徒步者，这次经历让她深受触动。
Saguaro Toppled by Strong Wind Falls on Scottsdale Hiker, Knocking Her Unconscious
A woman hiking the Bell Pass Trail in Scottsdale, Arizona, was seriously injured on the morning of Oct. 17 when a giant saguaro cactus, toppled by strong wind, fell on top of her. Scottsdale firefighters treated her at the scene, according to azcentral; her condition had not been released as of 3 p.m. Fellow hiker Amy Johnson called it a freak accident: the woman was pinned under the cactus, which weighed hundreds of pounds, and was unconscious for five to ten minutes until companions pried it off her with straps. She suffered serious injuries to her left side from the weight and the cactus spines, a possible head injury, and at one point could not recall the year or who the president was. Johnson said the fallen saguaro looked healthy but stood next to a dead one, which may have left it vulnerable to the wind; as an experienced hiker, she described the experience as a humbling one.
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图片来源：图：Phoenix 附近的巨型仙人掌（资料图）。照片：Wikimedia Commons（CC 授权）。A saguaro near Phoenix (file photo). Photo via Wikimedia Commons (CC).
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