Kyla recalls near-accident while sledging in the Swiss alps
Kyla. Image: Instagram/@kylaalvarez
Kyla has nothing but gratitude for her safety after she nearly fell off a mountain while sledging with her family in Switzerland.
The singer narrated her experience via her Instagram page on Sunday, Feb. 9, while showing a video of her husband Rich Alvarez enjoying the activity.
“I wasn’t in this video because I was somewhere far behind Rich and Toby,” she said, referring to her husband and son. “I fell off somewhere in this beautiful place, more than 3,500 meters high up in the mountains.”
“The area where I fell off has a bunch of snow I was able to dig my hands into it and stopped myself from slipping off the mountain,” she continued. “My instinct told me to let go of the sledge. I saw my sledge go down in less than 30 seconds, and the next thing that happened I couldn’t see it anymore. That could’ve been me. Couldn’t be found!”
Kyla admitted she felt scared as it was a “matter of sledge or [her] life.”
“I chose my life, obviously and let go of the sledge. I literally crawled my way up. And there were two skiers that passed by who helped me get back on the track,” she stated, describing those who helped her as “God’s angels.”
“Sabi ko talaga ‘NOT TODAY, LORD!’ I can laugh it off now. But that probably was the scariest moment of my life,” she stressed.
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While she felt embarrassed of what happened, Kyla tried to hold back her tears by focusing on the picturesque view of the snowy mountain.
“I felt really helpless. When Rich finally saw me, holding back my tears because I didn’t want Toby to see me crying, shaking… I’m pretty sure he already guessed what happened, hugged me [and] told me ‘I’m just glad you’re safe,’” she recalled.
“The sledge cost us 200 Swiss Francs (over P12,000). I was telling myself while paying for it, ‘You can have my 200 francs. I’m glad I have my life,'” she said.
In an effort to conquer her fears, Kyla tried sledging again the following day. She went through a much steeper and faster slopes then fell off twice, but she was able to get through it with the help of her husband.
“We walked more than half of the track that is 30 to 45 minutes long by sledge,” she said. “Thank God we’re safe.”
