A family trip to the awe-inspiring Grand Canyon took a terrifying turn for the Kauffman family as their 13-year-old son, Wyatt Kauffman, miraculously survived a 30-meter (100ft) fall from the Bright Angel Point trail. The incident unfolded on Tuesday, leading to a challenging two-hour rescue operation that saw emergency crews working tirelessly to retrieve the injured boy.
Wyatt recounted the harrowing moment when he slipped while adjusting his position for a photograph. “I was up on the ledge and was moving out of the way so other people could take a picture,” he told Phoenix TV station KPNX. “I squatted down and was holding on to a rock. I only had one hand on it. It wasn’t that good of a grip. It was kind of pushing me back. I lost my grip and started to fall back,” he added.
