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The 911 calls for the hiker that fell off a ledge on Shortoff Mountain Monday afternoon were released Tuesday by Burke County Emergency Services.

According to WSOC-TV, the hiker’s name was Jackson Depew. Burke County EMS Director Mike Long said Depew was an out-of-state visitor.

The caller on the first call advised dispatch that Depew had fallen about 40 feet.

“I’m on the side of the mountain and I just watched a climber take about a 40-foot fall and have a pretty bad impact,” the caller said. “He fell probably about 25 feet, hit a ledge and then bounced another 10 to 15 … I watched him. He hit hard.”

Depew complained of pain in his back, hands and elbows, the caller said.

The caller said Depew was above his peak of protection when he fell.

“He was above his peak of protection pretty high and he fell. He hit the ledge that was a little below his peak of protection and then he fell farther from that,” the caller said.

The caller said Depew was moving around and standing up at one point, however, he could not reach him because he was about 100 feet across from where Depew fell.

Depew also was asking for his belayer.