User blog comment:Western Gen/Speculations for Season 13/@comment-208.76.109.217-20150118063203/@comment-24215221-20150118131153

It doesn't make sense even after failing off a cliff the least the Meta would suffered is 2 broken legs and some broken ribs and that if his armor cushind the fall he still would have died by the time anyone found him. But at the end of Season 8  they mention the pelican in the water so it is possible that maine landed in the water and surrived because his Armor would most likely be Water tight