LANCASTER, Ohio — A 19-year-old man was flown to the hospital after climbing a mountain off-trail at an Ohio park on Thursday.
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The incident happened at Rising Park on North High Street in Lancaster around 6:30 p.m., according to our media partner WBNS-10 TV.
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Authorities said the man was climbing Mount Pleasant outside of the marked trails.
He accidentally fell and sustained critical injuries, our media partner reported.
The man was flown to a Columbus-area hospital for treatment.
Additional details on this incident weren’t immediately available.
This incident remains under investigation.
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