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Hiker lucky to be alive after falling 200 feet off cliff

After a 2.5 hour long search, crews found a hiker who fell about 200 feet off of a cliff Wednesday afternoon.

Crews went out to the area around 4:30 p.m. to find the 34-year-old male.

read more:

http://www.myfoxphoenix.com/story/21635 ... evelt-lake

Sounds like an anchor failed while canyoneering. Hope he heals up quickly.

http://www.abc15.com/dpp/news/region_ce ... -off-cliff

http://www.canyoneering.net/forums/show ... ker-Canyon

Video - pretty wild video starting about 5:00 to 7:00+. http://www.azfamily.com/video/raw/Raw-v ... 38001.html

great links kurt, thanks. and as sgt esterhaus always said "let's be careful out there"