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Dubuque Teen Recovering After 80-Foot Fall off Cliff
DUBUQUE (AP) - Officials say a Dubuque teenager was injured after falling about 80 feet from a cliff.
Authorities say Gregory Klauer, 17, and another teen were walking in the Mines of Spain area near Dubuque on Sunday when they went off the trail to the edge of the bluff. Klauer crawled over the edge and slipped. He fell about 80 feet and ended up next to a tree. Klauer was taken to Mercy Hospital in Dubuque. He was listed in stable condition on Sunday. The hospital had no immediate update on his condition on Monday. The incident remains under investigation. |
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Tuesday, May 13 at 4:53 PM brandon wrote ...
he knew what he was doing. he tried to push a tree over the edge with a friend and he fell 90 feet. he goes to my school. he is getting charges pressed against him for going there without supervision
Flag for moderationMonday, May 12 at 8:04 PM tim wrote ...
hope you get better soon gregory we were all young once
Flag for moderationMonday, May 12 at 5:47 PM Ashley Durey wrote ...
Greg is like a brother to me i just went to see him he is fine....He didnt know he was gonna fall off the cliff..He really doesnt remember anything...they were in a prohibited area which they didnt know.. he is fine so quit complaining about saftey...hes alive isnt he?!
Flag for moderationMonday, May 12 at 5:26 PM wow wrote ...
At least the kid's poor judgement didn't include hurting anybody else... Give him a break!
Flag for moderationMonday, May 12 at 5:00 PM Anonymous wrote ...
Oh to be young & fearless again.
Flag for moderationMonday, May 12 at 1:57 PM Whisky_NW wrote ...
How many of us were never seventeen? I thought I was immortal back then, and this is precisely the type of thing I would have done. It really doesn't sound like he was doing anything malicious. With age, hopefully, comes wisdom. Let's not jump all over this young man for exorcising some poor judgment. He took an unnecessary chance and is unfortunately having to face the consequences. I hope he has a speedy recovery. Have a nice day.
Flag for moderationMonday, May 12 at 1:10 PM Sp1ke wrote ...
I think we should just pad and cusion the entire world. That way these poor children won't ever get hurt! Won't someone please think of the children? We don't need more signs or more fences!
Flag for moderationMonday, May 12 at 12:55 PM reader wrote ...
I cant believe people are being so mean about what happened to him. People make mistakes and bad things happen to good people. I am praying for him and his family...
Flag for moderationMonday, May 12 at 10:23 AM Anonymous wrote ...
Also many kids go out to the mines to smoke ganja. not saying that is what happened, but people should use extreme caution when hiking near bluff/cliffs. Hopefully this guy is okay.
Flag for moderationMonday, May 12 at 10:04 AM Common Sense Speaking wrote ...
I'd think the fact that you can't see the ground ahead of you and climbing over the edge is the issue, guardrails wouldn't do anything more than add a few more feet to the fall.
Flag for moderationMonday, May 12 at 9:45 AM IGNORANT wrote ...
SIGNS AND RAILS WON'T STOP IGNORANT PEOPLE FROM DOING IGNORANT THINGS...
Flag for moderationMonday, May 12 at 8:57 AM luke wrote ...
I've climbed those bluffs many times with no problems, this kid probably went around the chain link fence to access the bluff. there are signs posted of the danger but yet these young kids just don't get it.
Flag for moderationMonday, May 12 at 8:39 AM trina wrote ...
why are so many people falling off that bluff shouldnt they being putting up some sort of guardrail seems like a few have fallen off that....
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