A 76-year-old DeKalb man was taken to OSF St. Elizabeth Medical Center in Ottawa after falling about 25 feet down a slope near La Salle Canyon at Starved Rock State Park and into a creek, conservation police said.
Illinois Department of Natural Resources Conservation Police Sgt. Phil Wire said the man, who will not be cited, lost his footing and tumbled down a slope. Wire said the injuries are not believed to be life-threatening.
A medical helicopter was summoned as a precaution, but it was not needed, Wire said. The Utica, Wallace and Oglesby fire departments responded for a rope rescue, along with Ottawa River Rescue, which assisted in transporting the man.
![Oglesby and Utica Fire and EMS attend to a rescue at the bottom of La Salle Canyon for a male subject who fell at La Salle Canyon on Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at Starved Rock State Park.](https://www.shawlocal.com/resizer/yVyptdAId1wk6HtO1IrCUO15tpg=/800x0/filters:format(jpg):quality(70):focal(1587x1148:1597x1158)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/6SVUH2RZPNBUBN6ZT3WTW5FARY.jpg)