by Ken Christensen | Sep 10, 2013 | Slips and Falls
A 47 year old woman from Ohio was reported to have fallen in Zion National Park. The woman identified as Cheri Haas was with a group of canyoneers and was already completing the approach hike (measured approximately 2.5 miles) to the Subway. Her companions were behind...
by Ken Christensen | Aug 9, 2013 | Children's Accidents, Slips and Falls
Uintah County Sheriff’s Department issued a press release on a 14-year-old girl that fell off a cliff in the Vernal area Sunday afternoon. The rescue was conducted by Uintah County Search and Rescue and Naples Fire. According to the report, the crew responded to the...
by Ken Christensen | Aug 5, 2013 | Children's Accidents, Slips and Falls
An Orem boy is in critical condition after a 200 foot fall just east of the popular Bridal Veil Falls in Provo Canyon. Sgt. Spencer Cannon with the Utah County Sheriff’s Office told the media that the 11-year-old was hiking with several family members on a trail near...
by Ken Christensen | Jun 5, 2013 | Slips and Falls
Fox 13 reported that a 38 year old man in Farmington, Utah fell into a creek while hiking last Sunday, June 2 and fractured his femur. The hiker fell near the Davis Creek Trail sometime around 2 p.m. The man was rescued via helicopter. Sgt. Susan Poulson of the Davis...
by Ken Christensen | May 30, 2013 | Personal Injury, Slips and Falls
A woman fell 15 feet in a rock climbing accident in Big Cottonwood Canyon on Monday, according to KSL. The woman, a Southern Utah University student, was rock climbing with some friends when the belay rope slipped and she fell 15 feet. Her brother was able to call 911...
by Ken Christensen | May 8, 2013 | Fatal Accident, Slips and Falls
The Salt Lake Tribune reported Monday morning that a man, who is a resident of Salt Lake, died Sunday after an accident in the mountains. He and some friends were enjoying a rope swing and rapelling trip at Day Canyon in Moab. The group had spent days putting the...
