Rescue Crews Extract Injured Man From North Umpqua River Following Risky Jump (Photo)
- 07/18/26
TOKETEE, Ore. – On Friday, July 17, 2026, around 10:30 a.m., 9-1-1 dispatchers received a report of a medical aid at Toketee Falls after an individual had jumped into the water and injured himself.
Rescuers from the Douglas County Sheriff's Office, Glide Rural Fire Protection District, Central Douglas Fire & Rescue and Umpqua Valley Ambulance responded to the scene.
It was determined that 20-year-old Angel Antonio Ceja of Oahu Hawaii had been on a road trip with a friend and had been visiting locations where he could cliff jump while recording videos to post online. After watching numerous videos of others successfully jumping from a large log suspended approximately 60 feet above the North Umpqua River, about 200 feet upstream of Toketee Falls, Ceja decided to make the jump.
When Ceja entered the water following his jump, he dislocated his right shoulder. Although he was able to pull himself from the river onto a partially submerged log and then onto a small rock shelf, he was unable to climb back to the trail.
Rescuers deployed a steep-angle rescue rope system to safely raise Ceja in a rescue litter from the gorge. Once to the trail, Ceja was able to walk the remainder of the trail to a waiting ambulance. He was transported to Mercy Medical Center for treatment.
Rescue Crews Extract Injured Man From North Umpqua River Following Risky Jump (Photo)
- 07/18/26
TOKETEE, Ore. – On Friday, July 17, 2026, around 10:30 a.m., 9-1-1 dispatchers received a report of a medical aid at Toketee Falls after an individual had jumped into the water and injured himself.
Rescuers from the Douglas County Sheriff's Office, Glide Rural Fire Protection District, Central Douglas Fire & Rescue and Umpqua Valley Ambulance responded to the scene.
It was determined that 20-year-old Angel Antonio Ceja of Oahu Hawaii had been on a road trip with a friend and had been visiting locations where he could cliff jump while recording videos to post online. After watching numerous videos of others successfully jumping from a large log suspended approximately 60 feet above the North Umpqua River, about 200 feet upstream of Toketee Falls, Ceja decided to make the jump.
When Ceja entered the water following his jump, he dislocated his right shoulder. Although he was able to pull himself from the river onto a partially submerged log and then onto a small rock shelf, he was unable to climb back to the trail.
Rescuers deployed a steep-angle rescue rope system to safely raise Ceja in a rescue litter from the gorge. Once to the trail, Ceja was able to walk the remainder of the trail to a waiting ambulance. He was transported to Mercy Medical Center for treatment.
