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Dramatic Yosemite rescue reunites climber with severed thumb

An Austrian climber who became the subject of a dramatic helicopter rescue this week on the face of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park is fortunate to be alive -- and extremely lucky to still have his right thumb, which became severed during a fall and miraculously landed on a narrow ledge below, where it could be retrieved and ultimately reattached.<br /><br />The incident occurred Monday but details were not released by officials at the iconic California park until Wednesday afternoon...

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