When Goner got down the hole, he shouted up that he was set, and unhitched himself. He had heard Mel speak while he was looking around her legs and wished he could do something for the hypothermia. “It’s okay…you just gotta stay away. Here” he said as he took off his jacket. It was light, but did a good job keeping water off. He gingerly helped her get it on before he went back to her ankle to see what it was wedged against. The water was making things difficult, even with the light.<br/><br/>He slipped his hands slowly under the water, feeling what seemed to be craggy rock surrounding her ankle. It would have been easy for her to fall wrong on top of the surface. As he felt more, he spoke to her “Okay…the good news is we can get you out. The bad news is it’ll hurt like a bitch. I’m very sorry” he kept one hand on the spot he wanted, and used the other to unclip the shovel. “The shovel’s the only thing I got that can break what you’re in. I can’t do it by hand…” he jerked it and heard the shovel snap in place.<br/><br/>He looked to her “The impact you’re going to feel. I have to hit enough rock off the free the leg” He made sure she understood, then placed the tip of the shovel about where he wanted. The rock’s natural breaks were deeper there, and it was his best shot to do it with as little damage to her as possible. “On three…One…Two…” he raised the shovel and speared it down hard. He felt it dig, but minimal rock breakage. He let her collect himself for a few breaths before he hit it again, purposefully not counting.<br/><br/>The shovel almost slid from the depth it broke into. He quickly got it out the water and collapsed it back on his belt before clearing the rocks away “We got it, we got it…just move it a little…there!” The pain must have been intense, and he worked to keep an eye on her as well. He needed her lucid, and though the pain would help, it could also be too much for her body to handle. “It’s okay, honey…This is the part where we get you out” He felt along the leg slowly, then wrapped the ankle by feel. He went for stability most of all, relying on the doc to get the fine-tuning when she was up.<br/>