Woman hiker survives 20-metre plunge down cliff in China while taking photos with her phone

A woman hiker has survived serious injuries after falling 20 metres down a cliff in eastern China while taking photos with her mobile phone on Sunday.

The woman was hiking with two friends on Dongbai Mountain in Zhejiang province when she fell into the ravine while trying to photograph a waterfall, landing in a pool, the Qianjiang Evening News reported.

She was taken to a local hospital after 31 rescuers took several hours carrying her out of the forest.

She had blood on her head and was slipping in and out of consciousness when the rescue team found her, the report said.

“It was very steep in some areas, with no roads for us,” rescue team captain Dai Jiang told the newspaper. “We could only climb up along the hillside.