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Person injured after fall from cliff in Eugene

Officials say a person out walking early Sunday morning on Birch Lane near Hendricks Park in Eugene fell over a cliff to Franklin Boulevard Blvd. below.

Eugene Springfield Fire said they were called at about 1:30 a.m. by someone who was walking with the victim. ESF says they fell from a height of nearly 50 feet into blackberry bushes behind a barrier fence along the sidewalk.

Crews were able to remove the person after cutting through the fence. The victim was taken to the hospital with potentially life threatening injuries.