Stuart Diver (born 14 January 1970 in New South Wales, Australia) is a ski instructor and was the sole survivor of the 1997 Thredbo landslide.
[1] After 65 hours in sub-zero temperatures with only a small blanket and jacket, Diver was finally pulled from the rubble.
[2] After the incident, Diver wrote a biography, Survival, with journalist Simon Bouda, detailing his struggles with the experience of the disaster and the aftermath.
Diver's experiences were also made into the Australian TV movie, Heroes' Mountain, where his character was played by actor Craig McLachlan.
Diver has an active role promoting The Salvation Army and is one of the most well-known public faces of the charity.