An Illinois teenager who broke both legs after he slipped off a canyon ledge and fell 90 feet could face criminal charges , police said . 18-year-old Christopher J. Stewart was in Starved Rock State Park near Utica with a young woman and two 'highly intoxicated ' men , according to Illinois Conservation Police Sgt Robert Frazier . The NewsTribune reports that the Aurora teenager hopped a wooden railing and left a walkway before jumping down to the rim of Wildcat Canyon . Injured : Christopher J Stewart ( left ) slipped and fell 90 feet off Wildcat Canyon and needed to be airlifted to a hospital in Peoria . Once on the canyon 's edge , he tried to knock pieces of ice off from the top of the waterfall before slipping and falling 90 feet into the canyon , Frazier said . Utica firefighters responding to the incident carried Stewart out of the canyon on a board before Ottawa River Rescue ferried him across the river to a waiting ambulance . The ambulance then brought the teenager to a Life Flight helicopter to be transported him to a hospital in Peoria . As of Saturday morning , the teenager was reportedly in critical condition though a photo shared by a friend on Facebook show Stewart alert and sitting upright in a neck brace . Remote wilderness : Rescuers had to transport Stewart by boat to a helicopter on a board to transport him to the hospital . Deep freeze : The waterfall had frozen over , and Stewart went to the top of the frozen falls , before falling 90 feet . Aftermath : In addition to broken legs , Stewart had multiple fractures ( pictured ) to his arm along with other injuries that required transportation to a hospital in Peoria . Dangerous drop : Stewart had reportedly jumped a fence and was trying to break ice off the waterfall before he fell , as investigators say a charge of entering a restricted area is pending . Frazier says in addition to the two men , who were both intoxicated and over the age of 21 , 19-year-old Kara Watkins from Aurora was charged with marijuana possession of less than 2.5 grams . Stewart faces a pending charge for entering a restricted area . Conservation police say they are investigating additional charges against the individuals pending the results of toxicology reports .
Christopher J Stewart of Aurora was with a young woman and two 'highly intoxicated ' men at Starved Rock State Park near Utica . He jumped a wooden railing and walked out onto the rim of Wildcat Canyon . While trying to break pieces of ice off at the top of the waterfall , he slipped and fell 90 feet , breaking both legs .