ALLOUEZ TOWNSHIP, MI-- A Michigan Technological University student is in serious condition after he fell while rock climbing.
The Keweenaw County Sheriff’s Department says Michael Gobeli, 18, of Winnetka, Illinois was with a group of people at the Cliffs in Allouez Township Sunday evening. He had gotten to the top when he fell about 150 feet.
Emergency personnel strapped Gobeli to a backboard, placed him in a basket, then rappelled him down the cliff. He was taken to Aspirus Keweenaw Hospital, then transferred to Marquette General Hospital for treatment of his injuries.
