Teenager survives 100-feet fall during family trip to Grand Canyon

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A 13-year-old boy from North Dakota survived a fall of nearly 100 feet at the North Rim of the Grand Canyon during a family trip. "I just remember somewhat waking up and being in the back of an ambulance and a helicopter and getting on a plane and getting here" to the hospital, said Wyatt, a resident of Casselton, North Dakota. "After determining a helicopter rescue was not feasible, SAR team members quickly set up a rope rescue and were able to safely raise him to the rim," the National Park service said in a statement. Wyatt and his mother were on a trip to visit national parks when the accident took place, according to the teenager's father, Brian Kauffman, who was in North Dakota when he learned about his son's fall.