By Sharyn L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter
An 11-year-old boy who fell some 40 feet down a nearly vertical embankment and landed in a creek bed yesterday south of Randle escaped the accident with minor injuries, according to Lewis County Fire District 14.
Rescuers were called about 11 a.m. to the area near Cispus, according to Fire Chief Jeff Jaques.
Jaques said the child from Lake Tapps was on a school-related outing. They were hiking on the trail to Angel Falls, he said.
Jaques said he understood the youngster was walking backwards, talking to a friend when he stepped off the trail and got too close to the edge of a drop off.
He was packed out and transported to a local hospital for evaluation, according to Jaques.
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