Looking Back

10 years ago August 30, 2002

Jerry Lyle is still a patient at Mercy Medical Center, nearly a week since he fell from a cliff about a mile south of Silverton last week.

His injuries include a cracked sternum, a couple of cracked ribs, and five fractured vertebrae, along with cuts and bruises.

Jerry, 63, estimated he fell some 10 or 12 feet from a cliff while trying to get a photo of the Eureka & P…