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SANDRO Terlizzi was out four-wheeling at Lithgow on the Zig Zags on a rainy day, when he spotted what he thought would be an easy path up a shaly hill

“I didn’t realise it was all hidden mud,” Sandro told 4X4 Australia “I got halfway up, and then didn’t go anywhere I hit the brakes, but all the car did was slide back down.”

Sandro knew there was a massive hole to his left at the bottom, so he attempted to avoid it Unfortunately for Sandro

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Luckily, no damage was caused, and Sandro was able to rescue the rig by strapping up from behind on someone else’s winch A bunch of guys then jumped on the back of the car to add weight, to ensure it didn’t tip whilst being pulled out

When asked what advice he’d give to other travellers when faced with a similar predicament, Sandro said: “I think it was just the terrain that was unpredictable. I did see the hole on the way up, so it was a risky one, but it was the safest route out of the three or four that went up the hill ”