Search and Rescue aids canyoneer caught by hair outside Moab
The Grand County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue and Grand County EMS headed to the Bow and Arrow canyoneering route down Potash Road outside of Moab on May 20, as storm clouds rolled…
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Search and rescue responds to 3 remote calls in 24 hours
The Grand County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue team responded to three incidents in remote areas in just 24 hours last week, officials reported.
Moab BLM law enforcement officer Cody Marsh receives national award
Cody Marsh was selected as the national Bureau of Land Management Ranger of the Year for 2021.
Local first responders rescue injured skier
Twenty-seven first responder volunteers and personnel worked for 6 hours on the night of Jan. 9 to extract an injured backcountry skier from the La Sal Mountains. The 26-year old Moab woman was…
Local man dies in wingsuit accident
On Jan. 7, Moab local and veteran BASE jumper James Pouchert died in a wingsuit accident along the River Road. The Grand County Search and Rescue team, Grand County Emergency Medical Services and…
Rescue from the Granary
A multi-agency rescue effort was launched after a woman fell and suffered an ankle injury while canyoneering in Granary Canyon on Feb 13. One member of the group of seven students from Brigham…
A Slippery Situation
Ice and snow continue to cause incidents for the Grand County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue team. On Dec. 28, three Jeepers from California became lost when snow covered the trail markers on the…
Rescue on Castleton: climbers stranded after rappelling from highline anchors
Two rock climbers were left stranded in the middle of a 400′ tower in freezing temperatures Friday night before being rescued by Grand County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue personnel. On Dec. 5, the…