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(KSL News) A 25-year-old man is recovering in the hospital this morning after a bad fall at Bridal Veil Falls.
After more than seven hours of battling darkness and steep, rugged terrain, rescuers finally reached John Ostergaard around 3:15 this morning.
Ostergaard and two friends were hiking in the Upper Falls area around 7:30 last night when Ostergaard fell 40 to 50 feet.
Ostergaard was conscious when rescuers reached him, but he has several cuts on his head and hand and may have a broken jaw.
