Amanda Lee, 17, fell 60 feet down a rocky hillside after hiking near the American River Thursday. She was soon airlifted by a CHP helicopter to Sutter Roseville hospital with only minor injuries.

Lee was with her friend, Hailey Cade, when Cade said Lee simply stepped on the wrong rock at around 1 p.m. near the Auburn Dam Overlook.

“We were hiking and trying to take a picture when she stepped on a rock and fell,” Cade said, holding a large camera, while her friend was flown off. CalFire suspected Lee had an arm injury, but was otherwise okay.

Units responded to the emergency from CalFire, Auburn City Fire, AMR ambulance and Auburn Police Department. Two California Highway Patrol helicopters arrived at first after participating in a training operation near Tahoe.

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