Following a fall from Hanging Rock on Sunday, a young man is in the hospital.
According to authorities, the accident happened at Hanging Rock State Park around 4 p.m. on Sunday when 19 year old Wyatt Bloom of Gold Hill was hiking in the park with friends. He was apparently playing near the edge of a cliff without the appropriate footwear when he fell. He was not on a hiking trail at the time.
Originally it was thought he had fallen 50 feet but when firefighters arrived at the scene they determined it was nearer 30 feet.
When park rangers arrived they found Bloom lying face down with his hands under his face. He was then loaded onto a stokes basket and strapped down. The rescuers then needed to get him to the parking lot where a helicopter could pick him up and take him to hospital. He is now said to be in stable condition.
Park rangers say this is the first time in two years that someone had to be airlifted from Hanging Rock State Park.
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