Runaway teen rescued from Beaver Creek-area cliff face

March 12, 2024
A teenage girl who ran away from a Lake Montezuma residential treatment center on Saturday evening was later rescued from a cliffside.
The Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office says that less than an hour after the teen was reported missing, dispatchers received a 911 hang-up from the Beaver Creek area, then got more calls about someone yelling for help.
Responding deputies discovered the teen had fallen about 3/4 of the way down a 200-foot embankment. She was uninjured, and a DPS Ranger helicopter crew rescued her from the cliffside. The teen was cleared by medical personnel, then returned to the treatment center.
Josh Freeman | KAZM News Director | josh@mellowmountainradio.com