Heather hit several rocks on the way down, and she struggled to keep her head above water for nearly 20 seconds. "I was up at the top just trying to look over the edge of the waterfall. And I got too close and I ended up slipping and falling off the waterfall," Heather from Munster, Indiana, told Maloney. "It was about a 40 to 50-foot fall. It was pretty much a free fall. There was a little ridge off to the left and I tried to grab on, but that was too slippery so I just kept falling. Heather said a "random" hiker happened to pass by and was able to contact a rescue team. Meanwhile, a group from the church Heather attends happened to be on the hike as well, and rushed to help. She was airlifted to a hospital, where doctors learned she had 10 broken ribs, a collapsed left lung and a fractured left shoulder blade.