At a Glance

The unidentified man slipped and fell from a 300-foot cliff at the caldera.He landed on a ledge some 70 feet below.Although he survived, the man sustained critical injuries.

A man said to be in his 30s has survived a 70-foot fall into a caldera at Hawaii's Kilauea volcano.

According to a press release from Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, the reportedly crossed a metal barrier at the Steaming Bluff overlook around 6:30 p.m. local time Monday, lost his footing and fell from a 300-foot cliff. He landed on a ledge some 70 feet below.

Park rangers and rescue personnel from the Hawaii County Fire Department were called to the scene around 9 p.m., where they found the man alive on the ledge.

Steaming Bluff overlook at Kilauea on Hawaii's Big Island.

(Hawaii Volcanoes National Park)

While the man did survive the fall, he sustained critical injuries and was airlifted to an urgent care facility for treatment.

“Visitors should never cross safety barriers, especially around dangerous and destabilized cliff edges,” Chief Ranger John Broward said in the press release. “Crossing safety barriers and entering closed areas can result in serious injuries and death.”

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A caldera is a that forms after a large volume of magma erupts in a short period of time.

Last year, eruptions at the Kilauea volcano and forced widespread evacuations.