Woman Rescued Following 40-Foot Fall

On the afternoon of April 5th, a 22-year-old woman from Grand Junction was recued after she fell approximately 40 feet from the Fallen Rock Overlook. The woman was scrambling behind the railing at the overlook when she lost her footing and fell onto a small shelf along a 200-foot cliff. Her companion witnessed the accident and called 911 on his cell phone. Rangers and several fire and rescue agencies responded to the incident. A technical raising system was used to lift the woman to the rim and she was later flown by a life flight helicopter to St. Mary’s Hospital in Grand Junction. The woman is currently in the ICU with multiple fractures and is expected to survive.