February 12, 2025
Local News

Victim injures ankle after fall at Sac Canyon in Starved Rock

Friend says they went off trail to get a photo

By Craig Sterrett

Utica ambulance crew are involved in a rescue of someone who fell 30 feet, according to the initial dispatch, in the vicinity of Aurora and Sac canyons in Starved Rock State Park. (NewsTribune Craig)

A victim of what was reported to be about a 30-foot fall Sunday at Sac Canyon in Starved Rock State Park appears to have a fractured ankle, among other possible injuries, after slipping trying to get a photo off the trail.

Utica firefighters and paramedics were called at 11:50 a.m. Sunday for the fall.

Dominic Esposito, a Glen Ellyn sophomore, said he and his friend were with a small group that went off the trail to take a photo at the top of Sac Canyon, when his friend started slipping.

Esposito said he tried to grab his hand, but the victim slid down the ice fall. He and his friends didn't hear the victim for awhile and then he heard him yelling.

The victim has what appears to be a fractured ankle and possible other injuries from the fall.

This story will be updated.