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First Responders Rescue Man In His 80s Who Fell 20 Feet Down A Hillside

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- First responders rescued a man in his 80s after he fell about 20 feet down a hillside in Mt. Washington.

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(Photo Credit: Pittsburgh Public Safety)

On Tuesday, Pittsburgh Public Safety said officials responded after the man fell while walking in the 600 block of Olympia Road.

The man was clinging to a tree in a wooded area, and officials used a rope and pulley system to bring him up.

The man had no serious injuries and was cleared before he returned home.

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