A MAN WHO FELL 150 FEET FROM AN EMBANKMENT ALONG INTERSTATE 26 IS LUCKY TO BE ALIVE. THE VICTIM’S NAME ISN’T CURRENTLY AVAILABLE. ACCORDING TO THE UNICOI COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE, THE MAN HAD STOPPED TO USE THE BATHROOM ALONG INTERSTATE 26 JUST A FEW MILES INSIDE THE STATE LINE WHEN HE LOST HIS FOOTING ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND FELL. HE WAS ABLE TO CLIMB 25 FEET BEFORE EXHAUSTION AND DEHYDRATION SET IN. THE TENNESSEE HIGHWAY PATROL RECEIVED A CALL ABOUT THE MAN BEING LATE FOR HIS DESTINATION AND RETURNED TO WHERE THEY HAD SPOTTED THE VICTIM’S CAR. RESCUE CREWS WERE CALLED IN TO HELP PULL THE MAN TO SAFETY. HE WAS NOT INJURED.