Ryan Wardwell was rappelling down Seven Teacups falls when ‘extreme hydraulics’ trapped him behind a cascade
A California man who recently became trapped behind a waterfall for two days while climbing was dramatically rescued by police utilizing a helicopter.
Ryan Wardwell, 46, of Long Beach, went to waterfalls known as the Seven Teacups on 10 August with plans to rappel down, the sheriff’s office of Tulare country said in a social media post. But the “extreme hydraulics” of the waterfalls pushed Wardwell off his rappelling lines and trapped him behind a cascade of the Kern river, according to the sheriff’s office.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/17/police-rescue-california-man-trapped-behind-waterfall
Author : Ramon Antonio Vargas
Publish date : 2025-08-17 11:00:00
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