Hiker flown to hospital after falling 20 feet in Portal Canyon

  • Source: St George News
  • Published: 02/05/2021 12:00 AM

VIDEO: A Cedar City man is in extremely critical condition after suffering significant head injuries when he fell more than 20 feet Thursday while hiking in a deep canyon within the Virgin River Gorge basin in Mohave County, Arizona. Shortly before 10 a.m. emergency dispatch received a call reporting that a 62-year-old hiker had fallen off the side of a steep cliff after he grabbed onto a boulder that came loose and slipped out from under him. Both the hiker and the rock fell more than 20 feet to the ground below. The hiker lost consciousness and appeared to have suffered a traumatic head injury. Beaver Dam-Littlefield Fire Chief Jeff Hunt told St. George News the hiker and a friend had traveled from their homes in Cedar City to spend the day hiking in Portal Canyon when the accident took place.



Comments

We welcome comments from registered users. Comments are solely the responsibility of those who post them; their viewpoints are not endorsed by the Daily Dispatch and DailyDispatch.com. (read more)
Highlight
ship name
no comments have been added


FREE QUICK SUBSCRIBE
Sign up to subscribe to custom state Daily Dispatch emails for free

click to subscribe