'Football'-Sized Rock Hits Washington Hiker In Head At Palouse Falls

A 28-year-old hiker was taken to the hospital after officials said a heavy rock struck him in the head at Palouse Falls, KOMO reported.

Rescuers and authorities were called out to the scene Tuesday afternoon (May 18). The man, who is a resident of Walla Walla County, was hiking with his wife until the rock fell and hit him, Franklin County deputies told KEPR-TV. First responders managed to stabilize the hiker and carry him out of a ravine, reporters learned.

Witnesses reportedly told deputies the rock appeared to be the size of a football.

The Washington man was airlifted to the hospital for treatment. As of Wednesday (May 19), there's no word on his condition.

Earlier this month, a Utah climber had to be saved from "certain death" after a huge rock rolled on him. A Florida woman was suddenly struck in the head during a drive last month, but it wasn't a rock that flew through the windshield.

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