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7-year-old boy, mom fall into canyon at Starved Rock State Park in Illinois

A 7-year-old boy and his mother fell 25 to 30 feet into a canyon at Starved Rock State Park southwest of Chicago late Tuesday.

The Utica, Illinois Fire Department said at 5:57 p.m., its first responders were called to French Canyon at Starved Rock after two people fell in.

Crews arrived within seven minutes, and found a 37-year-old woman and her 7-year-old son at the bottom of the canyon. Both were stabilized, but had fallen 25 to 30 feet.

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The victims were removed using a rope system and were taken by helicopter to OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria.

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Their injuries were not believed to be life-threatening, the fire department said.

The boy's father was also rescued from the canyon after climbing down into it. He was not injured, the fire department said.

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The family was from Tinley Park, the fire department said.

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