Cyclist tumbles down ravine in France, survives on wine he had in his bag

A French cyclist survived for three days after falling down a steep ravine by drinking bottles of red wine he had in a shopping bag, authorities in France said.

According to CBS News , the 77-year-old man, who has not been named, was biking home from the supermarket along a quiet road in the mountainous Cévennes region when he missed a turn, hurtling down a jagged 130-foot slope and into a ravine near Saint-Julien-des-Points in southern France.

The man, who was unable to traverse his way out of the ravine, cried out for three days trying to catch the attention of passersby, but failed to flag anyone down.

As the days went by, he sustained himself on the bottles of wine he was taking home when he fell, rescuers said, who were alerted to his whereabouts by road workers from the Interd