Injured hiker airlifted out of Zion National Park
Helicopter transports the victim from The Narrows.
Rick Bowmer | AP) A helicopter airlifted an injured hiker out of The Narrows in Zion National Park, shown here in 2020.
At 9:30 a.m., a Hurricane Valley Fire and Rescue’s Station 49 crew responded to a request by the park’s rescue teams to assist an injured hiker.
Upon arrival 1.5 miles upstream in The Narrows, the patient was receiving care from other hikers who were health care providers.
A Utah Department of Public Safety helicopter was dispatched to airlift the hiker from the canyon. The hiker was taken to a landing zone and driven to the hospital for further evaluation and treatment.
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