An Illinois teenager visiting Maquoketa Caves State Park fell from one of the bluffs.
According to the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office, on Saturday, September 21, 2013, a 14-year-old boy was airlifted to an area hospital after he fell 40 feet from a bluff at the park. The incident occurred around 11 a.m.
A spokesperson from the sheriff’s office said assisting them was the Maquoketa Fire & Rescue, Jackson County Regional Health Center Ambulance and the Iowa DNR.