MINNEAPOLIS — The Minneapolis Fire Department worked to rescue a man who had fallen 10 feet into a river bluff on Saturday.
The department responded to the scene at 26 St E / West River Parkway S for a report of a person who fell off a cliff.
Upon arrival, fire crews found a man 10 feet down a river bluff, about 80 feet down from the road near the railroad bridge. according to a release.
Crews were able to reach the man who was conscious but in serious condition near the riverbank.
The man was believed to have suffered broken lower extremities and a possible back injury.
Crews splinted the man's extremities, placed him on a backboard to stabilize his back and then loaded him onto a rescue basket.
Because of the steepness of the cliff, crews launched a fire boat into the river, picked the man from the riverbank and transported him to paramedics who were waiting nearby.
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