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Teen rescued after falling 30 feet from cliff between Hurricane and LaVerkin
Ron Chaffin / St. George News
A Life Flight helicopter transports a 14-year-old boy to St. George Regional Hospital
and last updated 2021-03-02 16:36:07-05
WASHINGTON COUNTY, Utah â A 14-year-old boy whose family had just moved to the area was rescued Monday after falling 30-feet from a cliff in Washington County.
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St. George News reports the boy fractured a leg while falling into a valley between Hurricane and LaVerkin.
According to officials, the boy was looking to explore the area. His parents became worried after he did not come home from school and told police they had a feeling they should look by the river.
ST. GEORGE Authorities have found no evidence to support allegations of fraud in connection the rescue of a hiker who went missing in Zion National Park for nearly two weeks in 2020.
On Oct. 18, Holly Suzanne Courtier, a 38-year-old from Los Angeles who was last seen 12 days before near the Grotto shuttle stop in the park, was found alive by law enforcement officers and rescuers after she went missing during a hike.
Shortly after, park rangers and the Washington County Sheriff s Office began investigating the circumstances surrounding her disappearance. The story went national, at which point Washington County Sheriff s Search and Rescue Sgt. Darrell Cashin expressed concerns that certain aspects of Courtier s story were not adding up.