Stuart Diver

Stuart Diver

Stuart Diver (born January 14 [http://www.oppapers.com/essays/Stuart-Diver/90129] , 1970 in New South Wales), a ski instructor, was the sole survivor to be rescued from the 1997 Thredbo landslide.

At 11.35pm on Wednesday the 30th of July, 1997, 3500 tons of rock and mud slid down the side of Thredbo taking two ski lodges with it. The landslide killed 18 people, one of whom was Diver's wife, Sally. After sixty-five hours in subzero temperatures Diver was finally pulled from the rubble. After the incident, Diver wrote a biography, "Survival", with journalist Simon Bouda, detailing his struggles with the experience of the disaster and the aftermath. Diver's experiences were also made into the Australian TV movie, "Heroes' Mountain", where his character was played by actor Craig McLachlan.

Diver has a Bachelor of Applied science, he is a level three ski instructor and he also owns a house above the disaster site. Diver currently has an active role promoting the Salvation Army and he is one of the best known public faces of the charity. [http://www.salvos.org.au/about-us/media-centre/thredbo-surviver-stuart-diver-supports-red-shield-appeal.php] The public interest in his story is managed by media manager Harry M. Miller.


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