UPDATED:  Injured hunter rescued in Rockbridge County

UPDATED: 

An injured hunter has been rescued in Rockbridge County. 

He hurt himself in the Petites Gap area when he fell from a rock. 

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Nearly a dozen agencies are trying to rescue a hunter who hurt himself in Rockbridge County.

The accident happened Monday around 2:30 p.m. in the Petites Gap area.

The hunter apparently fell from a rock and dislocated his shoulder and cut his head.

The accident happened in a very rugged part of the county, which has made the rescue difficult.