Teen falls about 30' down a gorge
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ITHACA, N.Y. -- A Hartford teen is being treated for numerous injuries after falling approximately 30 feet down a gorge in Ithaca.
At about 5 p.m. Sunday Ithaca Police were called to the Six Mile Creek Natural Area on Giles Street. Witnesses said a 17-year-old boy had been climbing the walls of an abandoned water treatment plant and lost his hold falling to the rocky water below. After the teen was stabilized, he was pulled from the gorge, and flown to a hospital.
Police say the teen was conscious and responsive at the time, but may have suffered head, back, and leg injuries. The teenager's identity is not being released at this time.
Ithaca Falls
Meanwhile, a Cornell University student is still recovering after falling from Ithaca Falls on Saturday. Officials at Robert Packer Hospital in Sayre, Pennsylvania say Eric Gordon, 20, is currently in fair condition.
Gordon seriously injured his head, neck, and back after losing his footing and falling 50 to 60 feet into the pool below.