Crime & Safety
7-Year-Old Boy, Mother Fall Into Canyon At Starved Rock State Park In Illinois
The boy's father was also rescued from the canyon after climbing down into it.
UTICA, IL — A 7-year-old boy and his mother fell 25 to 30 feet into a canyon at Starved Rock State Park southwest of Chicago late Tuesday.
The Utica, Illinois Fire Department said at 5:57 p.m., its first responders were called to French Canyon at Starved Rock after two people fell in.
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Crews arrived within seven minutes, and found a 37-year-old woman and her 7-year-old son at the bottom of the canyon. Both were stabilized, but had fallen 25 to 30 feet.
