Man rescued after falling nearly 50 feet off a cliff

ROGERS, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) — A man is recovering after a dramatic rescue in Wolfe County Friday afternoon when he fell nearly 50 feet off a cliff in the Tarr Ridge area of Rogers.

Rescuers say the man left home Thursday night and never returned. Family members and deputies searching the area heard his cries for help coming from below the cliff line.

Emergency crews rappelled down to reach the injured man and used a rope system to lift him to safety. He was taken to Clark Regional Hospital with serious injuries.

This was the Wolfe County Search and Rescue team’s first EMS mission under a new partnership with Morgan County EMS.