A 19-year-old man was injured Sunday in a fall while rock climbing in Boulder Canyon.

At about 1:20 p.m. Sunday Boulder County Communications received a 911 call about a climber falling in the 29,400 block of Boulder Canyon, in an area known as “Castle Rock,” according to a Boulder County Sheriff’s Office news release.

Witnesses told responders that the victim fell about 30 feet to a rock ledge below.

The climber was identified as Taylor Andrew of Louisville, Colo. He was taken by helicopter to St. Anthony Hospital Lakewood. His condition was not immediately available.

Other emergency responders Sunday included Nederland Fire Protection District, American Medical Response (AMR) Ambulance, Rocky Mountain Rescue Group, Boulder County Sheriff’s Office, and Boulder County Parks and Open Space Rangers.

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