Boy, 13, survives 100ft fall at Grand Canyon

The teenager was airlifted to a Las Vegas hospital for treatment to nine broken vertebrae, a ruptured spleen, a collapsed lung, concussion and a broken hand and dislocated finger
Boy, 13, survives 100ft fall at Grand Canyon
A teenager fell 100ft at the Grand Canyon (PA)

A 13-year-old boy has survived a fall of nearly 100ft at the North Rim of the Grand Canyon during a family trip.

Authorities said it took emergency crews two hours to rescue Wyatt Kauffman after he slipped on at the Bright Angel Point trail on Tuesday.

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