Calgary man who fell from 6-storey ledge recovering ‘remarkably well’
Global News
A Calgary man has survived a terrifying fall off a six-storey ledge at Banff's Bow Falls thanks to the help of a rescue crews and some Good Samaritans.
A Calgary man who was rescued following an 18-metre — or six-storeys — fall off a ledge at Banff’s Bow Falls is recovering “remarkably,” according to his father.
Twenty-three-year-old Jaron Rosso was hiking with his girlfriend on Friday, when he reportedly veered off the trail and got “turned around”.
“He thought he was taking a short cut and ended up in a spot he shouldn’t have been in,” dad Jason Rosso told Global News. “I think his footing gave away and he just slipped.”
“He’s not a risk-taker — ever.”
Jaron was airlifted from the falls via helicopter long line and eventually transported to hospital in Calgary.
His father, who lives in Toronto, flew to Calgary as soon as he got the call. He said he was shocked to find his son in the state he was in.
“He had an insanely bad gash across his head, to the tune of 50 or 60 staples from the front of his head to the back of his head,” Rosso described. “He’s got some skull fractures that are non-operable that will sort of heal on their own, broken orbital bones, three broken ribs and a really bad concussion.
Rosso said despite those very serious injuries, his son has shown remarkable strength — just days after the fall.
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