Yosemite climbing fall incident that occurred on Sunday has brought terror and unbearable pain to the unlucky climber.
A tragic incident has occurred on Sunday morning when a man decided to climb the park's Cathedral range with three other friends. The rock climber sustained major injuries after falling about 30 feet. The Yosemite climbing fall tragedy needed the use of a helicopter to rescue the fallen man who is in great pain.
The 26 year-old unidentified rock climber was actually climbing the Cathedral range with his friends when he slipped. According to the California Highway Patrol's Air Operation Division officer Andrea Brown, the man from Palo Alto, California was already halfway up the Higher Cathedral Spire when he fell. The supposed enjoyable adventure for the climber turned out to be a near death experience.
According to LATimes, a rescue mission was established to save the man who can barely move due to the excruciating pain felt. Yosemite climbing fall rescue mission utilized a helicopter to transport the man to a nearby hospital. Despite of the strong winds that could possibly interfere with the mission, the rescuers were able to airlift the man.
Two of the park's rescue team members were dropped one at a time to the location of the climber. According to brown, the climber was about 500 feet from the valley floor. Rescuers then secured the man into an air splint so he can be lifted by the helicopter.
Victim of the said Yosemite climbing fall incident was then brought in the Modesto hospital. Though the man was seriously injured, his condition is now stable.
"He was wide awake, he gave me a thumbs up and he was OK," Brown said.
Reports also said that this is the second Yosemite climbing fall-related incident that used a helicopter within a week. The Yosemite National Park is internationally recognized for its granite cliffs, waterfalls, clear streams and biological diversity. It is also visited by an estimated 3.7 million people each year.
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