GLEN JEAN, W.Va. (AP) - Two teenage brothers are recovering after they fell off a cliff while hiking in the New River Gorge National River.
The National Park Service says the 13-year-old and 19-year-old siblings were at an overlook at the end of Long Point Trail when the younger brother fell around 7:35 p.m. Sunday. The 19-year-old then fell while trying to reach his brother.
The park service says the Fayette County Rope and Rescue Team used a litter to lift the 13-year-old off the cliff and carry him to the trailhead.
Rescuers found the 19-year-old several hundred yards away. He was able to walk with them down to the Kaymoor Trail and then to Fayette Station Road.
The park service says both brothers were taken to Charleston Area Medical Center. Their injuries weren’t known.
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