Ankle Breaking Season?
The Grand County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue team is warning locals and visitors to avoid a common injury this time of year: ankle-breaking season. “We’re beginning to see an unfortunate pattern play…
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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…
Texas man rescued after scrambling 150 feet up a cliff outside Moab
The Grand County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue team lowered a 25-year-old Texas man to the ground just after noon on Monday, March 13. The man had scrambled up part of a wet sandstone…
Helicopter crashes in La Sal Mountains
A contract crew for the Division of Wildlife Resources was conducting a wildlife mission in the La Sal Mountains when their helicopter crashed into Mount Tukuhnikivatz.
Woman climbs to rescue stranded base jumper
A woman went from bystander to hero in a matter of moments after a base jumping accident.
Managing Mill Creek Potato Salad Hill: Primary access debated
Mill Creek Canyon is a riparian natural area close to Moab, popular with hikers and for wading or soaking in the creek. In recent years, the area has seen significant increases in visitation,…
Grand County Search and Rescue aids recovery after two deadly incidents
With tourists flocking to Moab and surrounding areas for summer vacation, search and rescue groups and recovery teams have, unfortunately, been busy. The Grand County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue oversees the public safety…
Search and Rescue stays busy around Moab: Early April incident numbers increase
The Grand County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue team, based in Moab, is known as the busiest rescue team in the state. Over one 11 day period early this month, responders helped people at…
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…
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…
BASE jumping accident on Kane Creek
On Nov. 23, a 39-year-old BASE jumper struck a cliff wall in Kane Creek Canyon, landing hard on a narrow ledge near the base of the cliff below “The Crown” exit point, the…
Rescue on Parriott Mesa
The Grand County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue team reported that the crew has responded to 105 incidents this year, with four calls this Halloween including a helicopter-assisted evacuation from a rugged route up…
Lowered from Looking Glass
A group of climbers finished climbing the side of Looking Glass Arch on Aug. 7, but as the first climber rappelled down they realized their rope did not reach the ground. The climber…
7-year-old Utah girl dies in flash flood, sister remains missing
A seven-year-old Utah girl has died and her three-year-old sister remains missing a day after their family was caught in a flash flood on May 11 in Little Wild Horse Canyon, a popular…
Flash floods cause at least one death, ongoing search in San Rafael Swell
A search and rescue operation is currently underway in the San Rafael Swell near Goblin Valley State Park, where over 20 hikers were caught in flash floods in Little Wild Horse Canyon, a…