EUGENE, Ore. — A Portland man suffered serious injuries after falling about 250 feet into a drainage area at Crater Lake National Park.
The Register-Guard reports that 21-year-old Xiong Wei Yu was injured Saturday while exploring the area near the Pinnacles Trailhead. He got too close to the edge of the Wheeler Creek Canyon and fell into a creek drainage area.
Park spokeswoman Jennifer Evans says Yu landed on some snow that built up near the creek. She says Yu was trying to get a better look at rock formations when he slipped.
Park rangers and Oregon Department of Forestry wildland fire crews responded to the incident and carried Yu out to an ambulance.
