Wyatt Kauffman had to be saved by abseiling rescue crews after losing his grip while trying to take a photo.
A 13-year-old boy has survived a 30m fall during a family trip to the Grand Canyon.
Authorities said it took emergency crews two hours to rescue Wyatt Kauffman after he slipped on the Bright Angel Point trail on Tuesday.hospital for treatment of nine broken vertebrae, a ruptured spleen, a collapsed lung, concussion, a broken hand and a dislocated finger. "I was up on the ledge and was moving out of the way so other people could take a picture," Wyatt told Phoenix TV station KPNX."It wasn't that good of a grip. It was kind of pushing me back. I lost my grip and started to fall back," he added.More on Las Vegas
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