![]() ![]() The ambulance then drove him to a local hospital, according to Zion officials. Search and rescue crews decided to camp at the site for the night after getting the man free, staying with him in "frigid conditions" and four new inches of snow, the park service stated.Ī Department of Public Safety helicopter flew to the area, and during a break in a series of winter storms Sunday afternoon, extracted the man using a hoist and took him to an awaiting ambulance. From there, it took two cold hours to free the man's leg. ![]() ![]() By the time rescuers arrived the man was suffering from exposure, hypothermia, and injuries to his extremities, according to the statement. "His leg was buried up to his knee and he was unable to free himself," the park service stated.Ī woman who was with the man left him with warm gear and clothing and then had to hike three hours to get cell phone reception to call 911. The 34-year-old Arizona resident was hiking the Left Fork of North Creek - also known as The Subway - on Saturday and was about three hours into the hike when one of his legs became trapped in quicksand the middle of a creek, according to a statement from the National Park Services. An Arizona man who was hiking with his girlfriend at Zion National Park in Utah is telling the tale of being stuck hip-deep in quicksand for 11 hours during a winter storm over the weekend. SPRINGDALE - A man who became trapped in quicksand while hiking in Zion National Park was rescued over the weekend. A hiker is sharing his story of survival after being stuck for hours in quicksand over the weekend on a trail known as the 'subway route' in Utah's Zion National Park. After the 1960s, quicksand was used more as a comedic or ironic device, such as in Blazing Saddles and Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. Reading or replaying the story in itsĪrchived form does not constitute a republication of the story. The peak of quicksand-related films occurred in the 1960s when one out of 33 films (3) included some sort of a quicksand hazard. After an Arizona man was rescued from quicksand at Zion National Park in Utah, we look at how you can get stuck in quicksand and how you can get out. Last week, rangers with BLM patrolled the rockfall dam in Bull Valley Gorge after receiving a quicksand report from a hiker. Only for your personal, non-commercial use. CANNONVILLE, Utah (ABC4) The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is warning hikers to watch out for quicksand at the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. ![]()
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