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His car rolled 200 feet down a Texas canyon. He survived the night and walked away.

On March 8, a tire blowout after dark caused a vehicle to roll about 200 feet at Palo Duro Canyon State Park in the Texas Panhandle.
After walking to the pavilion, the man said he had a flat tire and staff were notified about a man with possible injuries around 11:49 a.m. on March 9, then alerted Texas State Park Police.
Park staff found visible injuries including a black eye and bleeding, and officials said the unidentified male driver suffered a possible concussion and broken ribs before being taken to Northwest Texas Hospital.
A multi-agency team including Texas State Park Police, BSA EMS, DPS troopers, Randall County deputies, Canyon FD, Randall County FD, and Sierra/Canyon Towing used a high-angle ropes system to lower and connect a cable for vehicle retrieval.
Investigators say the incident remains under investigation, staff spotted the vehicle upside-down below the 'Big Hill' at around 12:05 p.m.

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