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A climber in Utah was rescued Sunday from a mountainous area known as Certain Death after a large rock the size of a refrigerator rolled on top of him, officials said.
Rescue crews responded around 4 p.m. to a call of an injured climber in the Gate Buttress area of Little Cottonwood Canyon, which is part of the Wasatch-Cache National Forest located about 15 miles from Salt Lake City, the Salt Lake County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue said in a statement.
Two climbers had been navigating new routes in a waterfront area above a location called Certain Death when the accident occurred, the statement said.
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SANDY A climber was seriously injured in Little Cottonwood Canyon after rescuers said a boulder came loose and rolled over him.
Two climbers were navigating through Gate Buttress above an area known as Certain Death on Sunday when crews said the refrigerator-sized rock came free. His climbing partner said he was above him a little bit and kind of heard a yell and some loud noises and looked back and kind of saw this big boulder tumbling down, said Mike Finger, a volunteer with Salt Lake County Sheriff s Search and Rescue who was one of the first on scene. His partner popped up and kind of ran for a couple feet and fell over and started yelling in pain.
Salt Lake Co. climber rescued from area called Certain Death
Salt Lake County Sheriff s Search and Rescue
and last updated 2021-05-10 13:55:00-04
SALT LAKE COUNTY, Utah â A climber injured when a large rock the size of a refrigerator rolled on top of him in Little Cottonwood Canyon had to be rescued Sunday.
The Salt Lake County s Sheriff s Search and Rescue team said two climbers were in the Gate Buttress area looking for new routes in an area called Certain Death when the accident occurred around 4 p.m.
Salt Lake County Sheriff s Search and Rescue
Because of the terrain and the climber s injuries, a decision was made during the 90 minute rescue to bring in a LifeFlight helicopter to get the climber off the mountain and to safety.