rockgremlin
05-28-2019, 07:18 AM
Dear Canyoneer -
It is not Summer yet.
Please plan your trips accordingly when departing on your slot canyon trips. Don't be like these two bonehead groups who got stranded and required a SAR rescue over the weekend. Hypothermia was a common theme in both rescues.
3 Hikers in their 20's from Colorado get stranded in Capitol Reef Slot
https://www.ksl.com/article/46560489/3-overdue-hikers-rescued-in-capitol-reef-national-park
4 Women in their 40's - 50's from SLC get stranded in Escalante Canyon
https://www.ksl.com/article/46561191/4-salt-lake-women-rescued-in-slot-canyon-thanks-to-locator-beacon
It is not Summer yet.
Please plan your trips accordingly when departing on your slot canyon trips. Don't be like these two bonehead groups who got stranded and required a SAR rescue over the weekend. Hypothermia was a common theme in both rescues.
3 Hikers in their 20's from Colorado get stranded in Capitol Reef Slot
https://www.ksl.com/article/46560489/3-overdue-hikers-rescued-in-capitol-reef-national-park
4 Women in their 40's - 50's from SLC get stranded in Escalante Canyon
https://www.ksl.com/article/46561191/4-salt-lake-women-rescued-in-slot-canyon-thanks-to-locator-beacon