PALOUSE FALLS, Wash. – A 28-year-old hiker was rescued after a heavy rock struck him in the head at Palouse Falls Tuesday afternoon.
The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office tells KEPR News that the man, a Walla Walla resident, was hiking with his wife when the rock fell and struck him.
Witnesses told authorities that the rock appeared to be the size of a football.
First responders worked together to stabilize the patient and carry him out of a ravine.
The hiker was then airlifted to a hospital.
Officials say the man was conscious when he left the park.