Old Man Taking a Picture Falls Into Yellowstone Grand Canyon

An old man will live to limp another day after toppling off Yellowstone’s Grand Canyon while trying to take a picture last week.

The 71-year-old was apparently trying to capture the natural beauty of a nearby sign when “he stumbled backwards over a stone barrier and into the canyon.” Via the Washington Post:

“According to staff on scene, the man was extremely lucky. The crevice and the angle of his body during the fall helped the man stop at the top of a 200 foot drop,” the park service statement reads. “A fall just inches to the left may have resulted in a fatality as the canyon wall is mostly steep loose rock.”

Another tourist saw the man fall and called 911. Two park rangers threw the man a rope that they then tied to a sign and tree at the top of the canyon.

He maybe suffered a hip injury, which all things considered is pretty freaking great!!!

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