{"id":1999765,"date":"2023-08-14T07:23:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-14T11:23:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/north-dakota-teen-survives-nearly-100-foot-fall-at-north-rim-of-grand-canyon\/"},"modified":"2023-08-14T07:24:44","modified_gmt":"2023-08-14T11:24:44","slug":"north-dakota-teen-survives-nearly-100-foot-fall-at-north-rim-of-grand-canyon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/north-dakota-teen-survives-nearly-100-foot-fall-at-north-rim-of-grand-canyon\/","title":{"rendered":"Teen survives 100-ft fall at Grand Canyon&#8217;s North Rim in North Dakota."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnorth-dakota-teen-survives-nearly-100-foot-fall-at-north-rim-of-grand-canyon%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1999765&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>13-Year-Old Boy Survives Terrifying Fall\u200b at the Grand Canyon<\/h2>\n<p>GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz.\u2014In a \u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/armed-pregnant-woman-and-husband-open-fire-on-suspects-in-gas-station-shootout\/\" title=\"Pregnant woman and husband shoot at suspects in gas station shootout.\">heart-stopping incident<\/a> \u2064during a family trip, 13-year-old\u2062 Wyatt Kauffman\u200c from North Dakota miraculously survived a nearly 100-foot fall at the \u200bNorth Rim of\u200d the Grand Canyon.<\/p>\n<p>According\u200b to authorities, Wyatt slipped on a cliff\u2064 at the Bright Angel Point \u2062trail, plummeting down the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-releases-list-of-president-trumps-accomplishments-and-it-is-historic\/\" title=\"White House Releases List of President Trump\u2019s Accomplishments \u2013  And It Is Historic!\">steep drop<\/a>. It took emergency crews a tense two hours\u200c to rescue him from the treacherous terrain.<\/p>\n<p>The teenager was\u2062 airlifted\u2063 to \u200ca Las Vegas hospital, where he \u200dreceived treatment for multiple injuries, including nine broken vertebrae, a ruptured spleen, a collapsed \u200blung, a concussion, a \u2062broken hand,\u200c and a dislocated finger.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Related Stories<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/police-in-kansas-execute-chilling-raid-on-small-town-newspaper-seizing-phones-and-computers-5461508\">Police in Kansas Execute &#8216;Chilling&#8217;\u2062 Raid on Small-Town Newspaper, Seize \u200cPhones \u200cand Computers<\/a> &#8211; 8\/12\/2023<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/world\/police-launch-international-search-for-suspected-murderer-of-10-year-old-girl-5461351\">UK Police Open International \u200cSearch After\u2064 10-Year-Old Girl&#8217;s Death<\/a> \u200b- 8\/12\/2023<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Recalling the terrifying \u2064moment, Wyatt\u200d shared, \u2063&#8221;I\u2062 was \u2063up on the\u200b ledge and was \u200bmoving out of the way so\u200d other people\u2062 could take a\u200c picture. I squatted down and was holding on\u200b to a rock. I only had one hand \u2063on \u200bit. It\u200b wasn&#8217;t that good of a \u2062grip.\u200d It was \u2062kind of \u2063pushing me back. I\u200c lost my grip \u2063and \u200dstarted to fall back.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Rescue crews had to bravely\u200b rappel down the cliff to reach the \u2064<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/6-year-old-boy-burned-in-horrific-bullying-attack-involving-tennis-ball-according-to-family\/\" title=\"6-Year-Old Boy Burned In Horrific Bullying Attack Involving Tennis Ball, According To Family\">injured boy<\/a> and carefully transport him out of the\u200d canyon in\u2063 a basket.<\/p>\n<p>After regaining consciousness, \u200cWyatt \u200dfound himself in \u200cthe\u200c back of an ambulance, then a helicopter, and finally on a plane \u2063to\u2063 the hospital. &#8220;I just remember somewhat waking up\u200d and being here,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile,\u200b Brian Kauffman, Wyatt&#8217;s father, was in \u200bNorth Dakota \u2063when he received \u2063the news\u200d of his son&#8217;s fall and \u2062subsequent \u2063rescue. Expressing his gratitude, he said, &#8220;We&#8217;re extremely grateful for the work\u2063 of everyone. Two hours is an eternity in a\u2064 situation like that.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Wyatt\u200c and his mother were on a trip to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/north-dakota-teen-survives-nearly-100-foot-fall-at-north-rim-of-grand-canyon\/\" title=\"Teen survives 100-ft fall at Grand Canyon's North Rim in North Dakota.\">visit national parks<\/a> when the \u200daccident occurred. Thankfully, Wyatt was discharged from the hospital and is now on his\u200c way back\u2062 home to Casselton, North\u2062 Dakota.<\/p>\n<p>Reflecting on the ordeal, Mr.\u2064 Kauffman said, &#8220;We&#8217;re just lucky we&#8217;re\u200d bringing our kid home\u200c in a car in the front seat instead of\u200c in a box.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A 13-year-old boy from North Dakota miraculously survived a 100-foot fall at the Grand Canyon&#8217;s North Rim. 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