A 20-year-old man was rescued near Cascade Falls on Saturday (July 15) after falling roughly 50 feet.
Mission Search and Rescue (MSAR) collaborated with Ridge Meadows, Chilliwack and Central Fraser Valley search and rescue members to lift the man out of a ravine.
The 20-year-old㽶Ƶֱs friend witnessed him fall and called 911. He was walking up a trail between the suspension bridge and the main falls when some loose dirt on the side gave way, causing him to fall.
㽶ƵֱHe wasn㽶Ƶֱt doing some crazy reckless cliff jumping like a lot of people we㽶Ƶֱve rescued there,㽶Ƶֱ MSAR㽶Ƶֱs Trevor Regehr said. 㽶ƵֱHe appeared to be being pretty careful 㽶Ƶֱ he just wasn㽶Ƶֱt watching where he stepped.㽶Ƶֱ
Regehr says the man landed on some rocks and still had a significant drop below him. MSAR gained access and administered first aid.
Search and rescue members raised him back to the top using a rope system before he was transferred to BC Ambulance Service.
According to Regehr, the man was 㽶Ƶֱbanged up pretty badly㽶Ƶֱ with a head injury but he was stable.
㽶ƵֱHe㽶Ƶֱs very lucky,㽶Ƶֱ Regehr said. 㽶ƵֱIt was a huge fall and he㽶Ƶֱs gonna be fine㽶Ƶֱ so extremely lucky.㽶Ƶֱ
He says rope rescues occur a few times per year for MSAR.
㽶ƵֱThe loose rock [and] the rock fall on that cliff made it somewhat technical,㽶Ƶֱ he said.
Eleven members from MSAR attended the call 㽶Ƶֱ along with rope technicians from other branches 㽶Ƶֱ because it was a busy weekend with some members gone.
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