Injured Hiker Hauled Down Utah Mountain After ‘Considerable Fall’

Salt Lake County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue

A hiker in Utah was rescued Sunday after sustaining serious injuries in a “considerable fall” at the Donut Falls Waterfall, officials said.

Salt Lake County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue said it was dispatched at around 3:30 p.m. Sunday to assist Unified Fire Authority crews in the rescue of a hiker who had fallen “at least 20 feet” down the Donut Falls Waterfall.

Based on the likelihood of significant injuries, a medical helicopter was dispatched, but it was unable to perform a hoist operation due to weather conditions…

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