Teen survives 80-foot fall

ASHEVILLE, N.C., June 17 (UPI) -- A teen who fell 80 feet while trying to get a snapshot of his family at a North Carolina waterfall appeared to have only cuts and bruises, rescue workers say.

James Manley, fire department chief in Highlands, said the 16-year-old fell Tuesday afternoon at Glen Falls, the Asheville Citizen-Times reported Wednesday.

"He was trying to get a picture and got too close and fell over," Manley said.

The rescue took about half an hour, Manley said. The teen was then taken by helicopter to a hospital, where he was listed in serious condition late Tuesday.

The boy apparently had no broken bones or serious internal injuries, Manley said.