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Every year, park rangers and search and rescue (SAR) personnel respond to approximately 250 emergency incidents in Zion National Park. In an effort to prevent these emergencies, the park will post certain incidents on this blog with the hope that everyone can learn from these experiences.

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July 25th Jumping in the Subway

July 25, 2016 Posted by: Zion National Park

The RP stated that the subject had jumped from a rock just below the last rappel in the Subway and had injured his ankle. A SAR team of 4 with a radio relay was assembled to hike to the subject to get a scene size up. The team was prepared to spend the night and had overnight equipment for the subject.

Search and Rescue, Subway, Canyoneering, Ankle Injury, Night, jumping

 

Sick in the Subway with Unexpected Overnight

July 23, 2016 Posted by: Zion National Park

A visitor called reporting that there was a group of 7 in the Left Fork of North Creek that had a group member who was very sick and they weren't going to be able to make it out. At about 11:00pm Zion dispatch received another report of the party needing help. At 6:00am on July 23rd  a Ranger went to the trailhead to confirm that the party's vehicles were still there.

Helicopter, Water, Search and Rescue, Subway, Shorthaul, Dehydration, Canyoneering, Overnight

 

Dropped 911 Call from the Subway

June 18, 2016 Posted by: Zion National Park

On June 18, 2016 at 6:18 pm Zion Dispatch received a dropped 911 call regarding an ankle injury in the Left Fork (The Subway). The Reporting Party (RP) stated that there were 8 people in the group, one of which was a doctor, and they did not believe they would be able to hike out on their own.

Search and Rescue, Jumping Injury, Subway, Canyoneering

 

June 4th Ankle Injury in the Subway

June 04, 2016 Posted by: Zion National Park

The subject had jumped from the last rappel in the Subway route into a shallow pool of water and injured his ankle. With help from a crutch they were able to move the subject down canyon a bit until, at about 1:45am, when the subject decided he could not continue.

Subway, Helicopter, Jumping Injury, Search and Rescue

 

Slip on Scree Slope

April 09, 2016 Posted by: Zion National Park

Rangers on patrol came across a 76 year old female, who had just fallen and possibly broken her hip

Subway, Fall

 

Unexpected Night on the Subway Hike

April 09, 2016 Posted by: Zion National Park

Two men were attempting to complete the subway form the Left Fork trailhead as an out and back hike and spent and unexpected night on the trail.

Exhaustion, Subway