Wyatt Kauffman, 13, of Casselton, North Dakota, survived a nearly 100-foot fall on the Bright Angel Point trail at the North Rim of the Grand Canyon.
A 13-year-old tourist from North Dakota reportedly survived a nearly 100-foot fall at theWyatt Kauffman, of Casselton, North Dakota, told KPNX that the incident happened at the North Rim on Tuesday as he was"up on the ledge and was moving out of the way so other people could take a picture."
Authorities said it then took emergency crews two hours to rescue Kauffman after he plunged nearly 100 feet at the Bright Angel Point trail. Rescue crews had to rappel down the cliff and get the injured teen out of the canyon in a basket. The Bright Angel Point trail in the North Rim of the Grand Canyon, where Wyatt Kauffman reportedly fell last week.
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