Park rangers hiked up the canyon, found the man and pulled him out. The woman who was with the man had to hike three to four hours back the way she came before she could get cellphone reception to call 911. His leg was buried to his knee and he was unable to pull himself out. But between three to four hours into the hike, one of the man's legs became trapped in quicksand in the middle of a creek. On Saturday, a 34-year-old Arizona man and a woman went hiking in the Left Fork of North Creek - also known as the Subway at Zion National Park. We've practiced many hours for wind and water and those kind of things," he said. The hardest job was the guys on the ground who spent all night there, were cold, fighting water and weather and wind. The weather made it a little complicated, but I had the easiest job. Wyatt Weber on Monday shrugged it off, calling it a "typical" rescue. TAYLORSVILLE - A Utah Department of Public Safety helicopter was able to navigate around a winter storm and into a slot canyon Sunday to hoist a man trapped in quicksand to safety.īut while many are hailing the efforts of all the crews involved in the dramatic rescue, Department of Public Safety Sgt. Reading or replaying the story in itsĪrchived form does not constitute a republication of the story. "Because we can get resources moving, and we would rather turn around and go home than it be a disaster.Only for your personal, non-commercial use. "If you think that there's an issue, if you think that there even might be an issue, call," she said. Peterson urged people to call 911 as soon as possible. Another department - about an hour's drive away - also responded. Peterson said they got the rescue call after Porter was in serious trouble, and it takes time to mobilize. Joseph Eros died while trying to cross from Fire Island back to Anchorage.Įarlier this month, a man was rescued from the mud flats after one leg became stuck, and he sank to his waist while fishing in Turnagain Arm. His body was never found, the Anchorage newspaper reported. In 1978, an unnamed Air Force sergeant attempting to cross Turnagain Arm was swept away with the leading edge of the tide. She then became stuck when trying to push it out and drowned with the incoming tide. In 1988, newlyweds Adeana and Jay Dickison were gold dredging on the eastern end of the arm when her ATV got stuck in the mud, the Anchorage Daily News reported. There have been other deaths on the mud flats. Some people attempt to walk across Turnagain Arm or walk the 9 miles from Anchorage to Fire Island during low tide, sometimes prompting rescue efforts. "It's dangerous." A group of surfers ride the Bore Tide at Turnagain Arm on July 15, 2014, in Anchorage, Alaska. "I've really got to warn people against playing the mud," Peterson said. Signs are posted warning people of hazardous waters and mud flats. When the tide comes back in, the silt gets wet from the bottom, loosens up and can create a vacuum if a person walks on it. "It looks like it's solid, but it's not." The estuary travels southeast from the Anchorage area and parallels the Seward Highway, the only highway that goes south and delivers tourists from Anchorage to the sportsman's paradise of the Kenai Peninsula.Īt low tide, Turnagain Arm is known for its mud flats that "can suck you down," Peterson said. It lies across Turnagain Arm just 22 miles - but a 90-minute drive - from Anchorage. The accident occurred near Hope, a quaint community of about 80 people. "I have been in contact with all my members, and they're all heartbroken," Peterson said.
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