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On Sunday, Sept. 21, Cody Boehm was struck by a falling boulder while rock climbing with friends in Montana

He was rushed to Billings Clinic with significant injuries, including a broken collarbone and ribs, as well as a collapsed lung and a large back laceration

"Your helmet will save your life no matter what," Boehm said, per local news outlet KTVQ

An experienced rock climber is recovering in the hospital after being struck by a large rock before he even started ascending.

On Sunday, Sept. 21, Cody Boehm was talking with friends at Confluence Crag in Montana when he was hit by a rock from 50 feet above, according to local news outlets KTVQ and NBC Montana .

The “microwave-sized” boulder had been dislodged when one of his friends stepped on a ledge, the outlets repo

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