A man jumped a fence at a bluff by the Hunter Museum on Saturday night and wound up falling some 20 feet.
At 10:57 p.m., the Chattanooga Fire Department responded to a reported water rescue. Upon arrival, Squad Acting Battalion Chief Tally Glover was in command with Captain Robert Thompson as the incident commander.
Authorities were advised that the incident was not a water rescue but that someone had fallen off a cliff by the Hunter Museum.
The victim was found approximately 20 feet down a steep cliff which was approximately 80 feet above the river. He had jumped a fence that is located under the observation deck of the Hunter Museum.
The victim was rescued utilizing technical rope rescue techniques.
The victim was not injured other than a few scratches from the bushes he had fallen in.
Units responding and assisting at the incident were the four fire/rescue units as well as a battalion chief from the Chattanooga Fire Department, Chattanooga Police Department, and Hamilton County Emergency Medical Service.