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MOUNT DIABLO, CA — A 17-year-old California boy suffered serious injuries Monday night when he dropped 75 feet off a cliff while trying to stage a mock photo shoot for his MySpace Web page, the Mercury News reported.
According to his friends, the Livermore teen was creating a picture for his Myspace.com profile when he tripped over the edge of Sentinel Rock, a popular scenic site in Mt. Diablo State Park. The boy stepped outside of the handrail, slipped and ended up wedged in a crevice far below, said San Ramon Valley Fire District Battalion Chief Mike Brown. He remained conscious.
The teenager's friends flagged down park rangers, who summoned the fire department at 8:30 p.m.
It took about an hour for authorities challenged by the steep terrain and absence of moonlight to rescue the boy. They used rock-climbing equipment to reach the crevice before they put the victim, who was conscious, on a gurney that they carried a half-mile to the Live Oak campground. There, they were met by a medical helicopter that transported the boy to John Muir Medical Center in Walnut Creek, Brown said.
Witnesses said the boy appeared to be suffering from major leg injuries, said Stefanisko, who noted that neither alcohol nor drugs appear to have played a role in his fall.
About a year ago, 22-year-old Nicholas Ermak of Danville fell several hundred feet from the same rock. The college student was rushed to the hospital but died two days later from severe head injuries.
"We were real lucky on this one,” Brown said. “He had some serious injuries but I think he's going to be all right.”
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