( CNN ) -- A French tourist is recovering after falling 75 feet into the Grand Canyon , hospital officials said Saturday . Witnesses reported that the 18-year-old was taking photographs when he slipped and fell over the edge , the National Park Service said in a statement . He was in good condition at Flagstaff Medical Center early Saturday morning , spokeswoman Carrie Heinonen said . He was being treated for neck , wrist and ankle injuries , the park service said . Authorities said the man fell Thursday afternoon about a quarter mile east of Mather Point on the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park . Park rangers rappelled into the canyon to assess the teen 's injuries before a park helicopter airlifted him out .
Witnesses say the teen was taking photographs when he fell . A hospital official says he is in good condition . The National Park Service says he suffered neck , wrist and ankle injuries .