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Hiker Rescued from Y-Mountain

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Who: 23-year-old Samuel Cannon
Where: Y-Mountain, Provo, Utah
His mistake: He was hiking alone and lost the trail
What happened: A man was hiking alone on Y-Mountain in Provo. During the man’s hike, he lost the trail, but continued to head forward. Too bad he ended up on a ledge on a steep cliff and unable to safely go down or climb back up.

The man clung to the ledge and called for help on his cell phone. Rescuers arrived and used a rope system to lower him 30 feet off the ledge and down to safety at the base of the cliff. It is unknown if the man suffered any injuries during the incident.

Read the story here.

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November 10th, 2009 | Category: Hiker, Rescue

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