{"id":600164,"date":"2026-04-22T19:34:12","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T19:34:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/600164\/"},"modified":"2026-04-22T19:34:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T19:34:12","slug":"parent-plunges-more-than-70-feet-during-familys-spring-break-hike-in-utah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/600164\/","title":{"rendered":"Parent plunges more than 70 feet during family\u2019s spring break hike in Utah"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/670436052_948312961178811_3516811632941733533_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-v-7d0efd03=\"\"\/> article <\/p>\n<p data-v-7d0efd03=\"\">A family\u2019s Spring Break trip near Moab turned tragic April 10 when a parent fell more than 70 feet while hiking near Pritchett Canyon, suffering critical injuries. (Credit: Grand County Search and Rescue) <\/p>\n<p data-v-871f4c88=\"\">MOAB, Utah &#8211; A parent was critically injured in a 70\u201380 foot fall near Moab on April 10, triggering a complex three-hour rescue, according to the Grand County Search and Rescue.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-871f4c88=\"\">The exact cause of the fall remains unknown. Officials noted that the canyon\u2019s sloping cliff edges can be deceptive and urged visitors to use caution in the area.<\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"LNFX\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-871f4c88=\"\">Dig deeper:<\/p>\n<p data-v-871f4c88=\"\">The incident unfolded in Pritchett Canyon, where a visiting family of four had parked their off-highway vehicles near Pritchett Arch and hiked toward nearby Cummings Arch.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/670508287_948313574512083_2622218272031338518_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" fetchpriority=\"auto\" data-v-2fe2fe3e=\"\"\/> <\/p>\n<p data-v-2fe2fe3e=\"\">A family\u2019s Spring Break trip near Moab turned tragic April 10 when a parent fell more than 70 feet while hiking near Pritchett Canyon, suffering critical injuries. (Credit: Grand County Search and Rescue) <\/p>\n<p data-v-871f4c88=\"\">The group split into two pairs during the hike, and one adult, moving more slowly, fell after getting too close to the edge. The fall was not witnessed, but a child heard the screams and alerted the other parent.<\/p>\n<p data-v-871f4c88=\"\">The injured adult suffered severe trauma, including open fractures and possible internal injuries.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-871f4c88=\"\">The other parent used a satellite-enabled iPhone to text 911, summoning help to the remote and rugged terrain, about five miles from Moab but up to a three-hour drive by trail.<\/p>\n<p data-v-871f4c88=\"\">Grand County Search and Rescue and EMS responded, along with an Intermountain Health medical helicopter that arrived within minutes.<\/p>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/671584877_948313021178805_5835228548913685773_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" fetchpriority=\"auto\" data-v-2fe2fe3e=\"\"\/> <\/p>\n<p data-v-2fe2fe3e=\"\">A family\u2019s Spring Break trip near Moab turned tragic April 10 when a parent fell more than 70 feet while hiking near Pritchett Canyon, suffering critical injuries. (Credit: Grand County Search and Rescue) <\/p>\n<p data-v-871f4c88=\"\">Authorities said the operation\u2014from the time of the fall to the patient\u2019s evacuation\u2014took just under three hours. A second helicopter from the Utah Department of Public Safety later assisted in retrieving rescuers and equipment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"group-source-paragraph\" data-v-4fbf7207=\"\">The Source: The information in this story comes from an official account and after-action summary provided by Grand County Search and Rescue (GCSAR). This story was reported from Los Angeles.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.livenowfox.com\/tag\/us\/ut\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-871f4c88=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Utah<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"article A family\u2019s Spring Break trip near Moab turned tragic April 10 when a parent fell more than&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":600165,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[4,450,451,3,452,453,25,44785],"class_list":["post-600164","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-breaking-news","tag-breaking-news","tag-breakingnews","tag-headlines","tag-news","tag-top-stories","tag-topstories","tag-us","tag-ut"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/600164","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=600164"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/600164\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/600165"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=600164"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=600164"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=600164"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}