Bridal Veil, Ore. – A hiker has been rescued after she slipped on ice and fell 40 feet down a cliff at Wahkeena Falls in the Columbia River Gorge.
Authorities said Thursday that the 57-year-old woman was able to break her fall by grabbing onto a tree branch and was expected to survive.
A rescue team was able to hike in about a mile and reach her.
The woman, who is visiting with a friend from Texas, was taken to a local hospital.
Search and rescue officials are warning the public that the paths around the falls are icy and hiking is extremely dangerous at this time.
