An experienced climber was critically injured after plunging approximately 60 feet during a rappelling accident in Utah’s Diamond Fork Canyon. Emergency crews rushed to the scene Tuesday afternoon, where they worked to stabilize the woman before a medical helicopter flew her to a trauma center.
The accident happened Tuesday, Nov. 10, in the Red Ledges area of Diamond Fork Canyon, located near Spanish Fork. The woman, believed to be in her late 40s, had been rappelling when she fell and suffered serious injuries.
Emergency personnel treated the woman at the scene before arranging her evacuation by helicopter. Neither the full extent of her injuries nor the circumstances that caused her fall have been publicly disclosed…