Injured Hells Canyon hiker saved with help from boy scout troop

80-year-old Eric Valentine fell 60 feet off a Hells Canyon trail. A boy scout troop administered first aid and radioed for more help.

LA GRANDE, Ore. — Heroic actions from a boy scout group helped save a man who was seriously injured after falling 60 feet down a slope from a trail in Hells Canyon.

Eighty-year-old Eric Valentine tried to kick weeds off of the path when he lost his balance and fell down the side of Hells Canyon.

“All I recall is seeing light and dirt and light and dirt,” Valentine said.

Valentine has been an avid hiker for 20 years,

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