MESA COUNTY- A hiker is recovering at the hospital after falling off a 30-foot cliff and breaking his leg Saturday.
The Mesa County Sheriff's Office says the man was hiking in the Bangs Canyon Recreation Area near Grand Junction when he fell around 1 p.m.
Rescuers were able to find the man. He was loaded onto a helicopter and flown to St. Mary's Hospital in Grand Junction. The hiker, whose name was not immediately released, was listed in stable condition Saturday night.
The Mesa County Sheriff's Office says the man was hiking in the Bangs Canyon Recreation Area near Grand Junction when he fell around 1 p.m.
Rescuers were able to find the man. He was loaded onto a helicopter and flown to St. Mary's Hospital in Grand Junction. The hiker, whose name was not immediately released, was listed in stable condition Saturday night.
