Idaho teen plummets 30 feet from waterfall, Utah sheriff says. ‘Lucky to be alive’
A 19-year-old Idaho man plunged 30 feet from a Utah waterfall Sunday night, officials said.
Four teens hiked up Bridal Veil Falls near Orem in Provo Canyon, the Utah County Sheriff’s Office said.
Then one teen fell from the falls. He had minor injuries and is “lucky to be alive,” officials said.
Search and rescuers lifted the four “ill-equipped” teens into a helicopter, officials said. A video shows a rescuer hoisting a teen up into an aircraft hovering overhead.
Officials said the injured teen may have been from Boise but is living in Provo. He had an Idaho phone number but gave deputies a Provo address.
It’s unclear whether the three other teens were also from Idaho, but officials said they all had Idaho phone numbers.
The 1.4 mile out-and-back trail up Bridal Veil Falls is labeled “easy” by AllTrails. Half of the path is paved and has an elevation gain of 114 feet.
The natural waterfall pours over the side of Provo Canyon and is estimated at 607 feet.
Others have fallen over the cliff’s edge.
A 9-year-old climbed the waterfall with his mother’s fiance in July. The fiance fell off the trail and died.
This story was originally published August 23, 2021 at 11:23 AM with the headline "Idaho teen plummets 30 feet from waterfall, Utah sheriff says. ‘Lucky to be alive’."
