A 4-year-old boy who fell off a 70-foot cliff at Red River Gorge in eastern Kentucky suffered a few scratches and bruises, but walked away without any severe injuries, officials said.
The boy and his parents were hiking last Friday near Princess Arch when he slipped and fell, hitting “multiple ledges” before landing about 70 feet below, the Wolfe County Search and Rescue Team told news outlets. The father scrambled after the boy and called for help.
When Wolfe County Search and Rescue arrived on the scene, they were relieved to find the boy alert and talking.
“Miraculously, the child was relatively unscathed. He’s kind of scraped up and bruised but otherwise generally unhurt,” said Drew Stevens, spokesperson for Wolfe County Search and Rescue.
He was taken to a hospital for evaluation and checked out fine, Stevens said.
The sandstone arches and towering cliffs in the 42,000-acre geological area southeast of Lexington attract hundreds of thousands of hikers, rock climbers, kayakers and campers each year.
Back in May, a 24-year-old University of Kentucky student who went hiking at Red River Gorge was found dead at the bottom of a 150-foot cliff.
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