4-Year-Old 'Superhero' Boy Survives 70-Foot Fall Down Cliff During Hike with Parents

The parents with their 4-year-old son.Photo: Wolfe County Search & Rescue Team

A 4-year-old boy is lucky to be alive after a hike with his parents on a Kentucky trail took a dangerous turn.

The family was hiking near thePrincess Arch Trailin Pine Ridge on Friday when the boy suddenly “slipped away from his parents and took a tumbling fall off of a cliff,” according to aFacebook post from the Wolfe County Search & Rescue Team(WCSART).

Officials said the boy — whose identity was not released — struck multiple ledges during the fall and “encountered sheer drops of [approximately] 30 feet.”

In total, WCSART estimated that the boy fell approximately 70 feet down the cliff.

The father with his 4-year-old son.Wolfe County Search & Rescue Team

Once he reached his child, the father decided to carry him downhill towards Highway 715 instead of staying where they were or attempting to climb back up the cliff, the post stated.

Officials eventually met up with the pair as they approached Highway 715 and evaluated the little boy, who they said “incredibly” only suffered scrapes and bruises.

“He appeared to be otherwise okay. He was very talkative and very interested in superheroes,” WCSART wrote in their post, sweetly adding, “The only superhero present was him.”

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After the child was evaluated, he was released to his mom and dad, who WCSART said were “very relieved” after the traumatic ordeal.

Reflecting on the incident on Facebook, WCSART said the fact that the boy was not seriously injured was “nothing short of a miracle.”

“Oh my Lord!!! I can’t even imagine what was going through their mind as he was falling!!!! Thank God he was ok!!!!! A Guardian Angel for sure!” wrote one user.

“Tremendous outcome. Surely divine intervention was at work. The dad sounds like a candidate for WCSART,” commented someone else.

“Nothing a father won’t do for his child, this shows it. He’s the true hero here,” added another person.

source: people.com