Manhattan Beach-native Lexi De Forest’s video goes viral after mountain accident in Wyoming
Lexi De Forest after surgery. Photo courtesy of Lexi De Forest Lexi De Forest sat, alone, on top of a mountain in Wyoming one recent Saturday. A small pool of blood collected under her right foot, which was barely attached to the rest of her leg. Propped upside down on her left leg, it was nearly ripped off. In just days, the 21-year-old Manhattan Beach native and Mira Costa High School graduate would become an Internet star, booking gigs on Good Morning America and other news stations, and hundreds of thousands of people would hear her story of bravery and courage. That Saturday evening, De Forest was climbing down the rock formations of Vedauwoo, Wyoming, located about an hour and a half from her school, Colorado State University. She’d just watched the sunset with her boyfriend, Erik Henry, and the two were making their way back to the campsite, where they’d planned to spend the night. De Forest came across a trench that Henry had jumped across on their way up. “I wanted to see if I could do it,” she recalled. The avid hiker scoped out places from which to jump, and finally found a spot. “I got close to the edge to see if I could to it. In the process I lost my balance and…
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