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Rescuers detail what caused family's fall into canyon at Starved Rock State Park
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Rescuers detail what caused family's fall into canyon at Starved Rock State Park

It was a terrifying moment as a suburban woman and her 7-year-old son fell to the bottom of the French Canyon at Starved Rock State Park while hiking on a spring break adventure this week. Vi Nguyen reports.

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