Teen injured after falling down cliff at Pennybacker Bridge Overlook
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AUSTIN (KXAN) -- A teenager was injured after falling down a cliff at the Pennybacker Bridge Overlook Sunday night.
Austin-Travis County EMS said a high angle rescue started shortly after 9 p.m. after someone fell from the overlook area down a cliff.
ATCEMS said in an update that a team with the Austin Fire Department had made verbal contact with the patient, who was standing and talking.
The teenager was transported to St. David's South with potentially serious injuries after sliding about 20 feet down the cliff's face, according to ATCEMS.