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    I fell 30 metres AND SURVIVED!

    Jun 18, 2020 3 minutes
    As told to Amber Wemyss

    Marie Skelton, 40, Sydney, NSW

    Cruising past the lush rice fields in Vietnam on my motorbike, the hot sun was beating down on me.

    I was two weeks into my girls’ trip with my best friend, Jo, and I couldn’t wait to cool off in the waterfalls during lunch.

    After meeting through our local volleyball team 21 years earlier, Jo and I had become fast friends.

    Studying at the same university, we often talked about taking a trip

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