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Man rescued after fall from Mount Bonnell
Update: At about 10:30 p.m. Tuesday the 29-year-old man who fell from Mount Bonnell earlier in the evening was taken to University Medical Center Brackenridge with unspecified injuries, said Austin Fire Department Division Chief Dawn Clopton.
Earlier: Austin firefighters and paramedics have been working this evening to rescue a 29-year-old man who fell from the top of Mount Bonnell in West Austin, according to Austin Fire Department Division Chief Dawn Clopton.
Clopton did not know what caused the man, who was not identified, to fall, but she said he plunged about 150 feet from the overlook area at about 8:05 p.m.
She said the man’s injuries are unclear and rescuers have been working to secure him in a basket so he can be lifted to safety. They are going to use a rope and pulley system to lift the basket.
“He fell a long way, probably hit a few things along the way,” she said at about 10:20 p.m. “We are hoping to get him up soon for a quick ride to the hospital.”
