A man, believed to be in his teens, slipped down a steep cliff Sunday afternoon in Whatcom Falls Park and had to be rescued by a team that included the Bellingham Fire Department.
The incident occurred at approximately 4:51 p.m. Sunday near the 15-foot Middle Falls, also known as Pixie Falls.
“I don’t think he was jumping or anything like that,” Bellingham Fire Chief Bill Newbold said. “I think he was just wandering around the location off trails and may have gotten too close to the edge.” Because of the steep hill next to the waterfall, Newbold said “climbing out was not an option, plus he had some injuries we needed to assess.”