An 18-year-old man remains in the hospital after falling nearly 200 feet from a cliff at Sleeping Giant State Park in Hamden.
Authorities say the man is seriously injured with several broken bones. His name hasn't been released.
A spokesman for the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection says the man was hiking in the so-called "chin" area of the park when he fell at about 4:30 p.m. Sunday. Other hikers heard the man fall and called 911.
"Periodically we see falls like this. There's a lot of loose gravel off the trails. Our people got to him very quickly even though it was a dangerous rescue," said Fire Chief David Berardesca.
Rescuers say the man was conscious and waving at them when they found him. More than a dozen emergency responders climbed up the large hill to get to the man.
He's being treated at Yale-New Haven Hospital.
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