A hiker was rescued on Saturday night time after being stranded for hours on Utah’s Mount Superior in Little Cottonwood Canyon.
Round 7 p.m., Salt Lake County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue was referred to as to help the stranded hiker who was “cliffed out” on the South Ridge of Mount Superior, per the division’s Fb put up.
“The hiker had set out earlier within the day, trying to summit the mountain, and went off path when a snowstorm rolled in,” Salt Lake County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue staff mentioned. “The hiker referred to as for assist as soon as the temperatures started to drop into the 20s and the blowing snow restricted visibility to a couple toes.”
Rescue groups gathered close to the bottom of Alta Ski Resort and despatched two groups up the mountain from the close by street.
After nearly a steep two-hour ascent, the rescue staff made contact with the lacking hiker.
“The now-hypothermic hiker was then hoisted from his stranded location to a ready ambulance and brought to the hospital in steady situation,” the division mentioned. “All rescue groups had been off the mountain by midnight.”
Man, 3 youngsters rescued from Broad Fork Trails
The stranded hiker was not the one rescue that occurred this previous weekend within the Wasatch-Cache Nationwide Forest.
A 31-year-old man and his three youngsters went lacking on Saturday after the household had set out for a hike close to the Broad Fork Trails space in Massive Cottonwood Canyon.
First responders had been capable of find the lacking events by Sunday morning and all 4 had been taken to native hospitals for medical analysis and therapy.
“The grownup male is in honest situation,” Salt Lake County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue mentioned. “Two youngsters are in vital, and one youngster is in steady situation. This stays an lively investigation.”
Salt Lake County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue has security suggestions accessible on their web site for anybody that’s fascinated with venturing into the outside.
They encourage all events to be ready, by no means go alone and at all times go away a plan. It’s at all times good to inform family or mates in regards to the vacation spot and anticipated time of return.
The division additionally suggested hikers to always remember the ten important objects, resembling water bottles, GPS system, and solar safety.
“Please respect the wilderness and be ready whereas having fun with them,” Salt Lake County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue mentioned.
