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Montana man hikes out of the mountains to get help after he was impaled by a trekking pole
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What happened"’Tis but a flesh wound" | A hiker trekked for more than six hours to get help after accidentally impaling himself with a trekking pole on a mountain in Montana.
The headline splitThe headlines are mostly aligned. The differences are small wording choices, not a major framing split.
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19 sources across 2 bias buckets agree on the event.
Framing confidenceMostly same
14/99 — the outlets mostly agree on the headline takeaway.
WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED
Left / center-leftMontana man, impaled by trekking pole, hikes out of mountains to get help
CBS News · Center-left · News report
CenterMontana man hikes out of the mountains to get help after he was impaled by a trekking pole
WDSU New Orleans (Hearst) · Center · News report
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Montana man hikes out of the mountains to get help after he was impaled by a trekking pole
"’Tis but a flesh wound" | A hiker trekked for more than six hours to get help after accidentally impaling himself with a trekking pole on a mountain in Montana
Montana man hikes out of the mountains to get help after he was impaled by a trekking pole
"’Tis but a flesh wound" | A hiker trekked for more than six hours to get help after accidentally impaling himself with a trekking pole on a mountain in Montana
Montana man, impaled by trekking pole, hikes out of mountains to get help
A hiker climbing Montana's highest peak slipped and impaled himself on his trekking pole as he fell, then hiked six miles off the mountain along with two friends to get help, he says.
Montana man hikes out of the mountains to get help after he was impaled by a trekking pole
David Cifaldi was approaching the top of Montana’s highest peak with two friends when their hiking adventure took a dangerous turn: Cifaldi slipped and impaled himself on his trekking pole
Montana man hikes out of the mountains to get help after he was impaled by a trekking pole
"’Tis but a flesh wound" | A hiker trekked for more than six hours to get help after accidentally impaling himself with a trekking pole on a mountain in Montana
Montana man hikes out of the mountains to get help after he was impaled by a trekking pole
"’Tis but a flesh wound" | A hiker trekked for more than six hours to get help after accidentally impaling himself with a trekking pole on a mountain in Montana
Montana man hikes out of the mountains to get help after he was impaled by a trekking pole
"’Tis but a flesh wound" | A hiker trekked for more than six hours to get help after accidentally impaling himself with a trekking pole on a mountain in Montana
Montana man hikes out of the mountains to get help after he was impaled by a trekking pole
"’Tis but a flesh wound" | A hiker trekked for more than six hours to get help after accidentally impaling himself with a trekking pole on a mountain in Montana
Montana man hikes out of the mountains to get help after he was impaled by a trekking pole
"’Tis but a flesh wound" | A hiker trekked for more than six hours to get help after accidentally impaling himself with a trekking pole on a mountain in Montana
Montana man hikes out of the mountains to get help after he was impaled by a trekking pole
"’Tis but a flesh wound" | A hiker trekked for more than six hours to get help after accidentally impaling himself with a trekking pole on a mountain in Montana
Montana man hikes out of the mountains to get help after he was impaled by a trekking pole
"’Tis but a flesh wound" | A hiker trekked for more than six hours to get help after accidentally impaling himself with a trekking pole on a mountain in Montana
Montana man hikes out of the mountains to get help after he was impaled by a trekking pole
"’Tis but a flesh wound" | A hiker trekked for more than six hours to get help after accidentally impaling himself with a trekking pole on a mountain in Montana
Montana man hikes out of the mountains to get help after he was impaled by a trekking pole
"’Tis but a flesh wound" | A hiker trekked for more than six hours to get help after accidentally impaling himself with a trekking pole on a mountain in Montana
Montana man hikes out of the mountains to get help after he was impaled by a trekking pole
"’Tis but a flesh wound" | A hiker trekked for more than six hours to get help after accidentally impaling himself with a trekking pole on a mountain in Montana
Montana man hikes out of the mountains to get help after he was impaled by a trekking pole
"’Tis but a flesh wound" | A hiker trekked for more than six hours to get help after accidentally impaling himself with a trekking pole on a mountain in Montana
Montana man hikes out of the mountains to get help after he was impaled by a trekking pole
"’Tis but a flesh wound" | A hiker trekked for more than six hours to get help after accidentally impaling himself with a trekking pole on a mountain in Montana
Montana man hikes out of the mountains to get help after he was impaled by a trekking pole
"’Tis but a flesh wound" | A hiker trekked for more than six hours to get help after accidentally impaling himself with a trekking pole on a mountain in Montana
US man hikes out of mountains for help after being impaled by trekking pole
David Cifaldi and his two hiking companions were crossing Montana’s ominous Froze-to-Death Plateau and approaching the top of the state’s highest peak when their adventure took a bizarre an...
