Emergency responders aid hikers on opposite sides of St. George just minutes apart

Written by Chris Reed
May 24, 2023

ST. GEORGE — Search and rescue teams came to the aid of injured hikers on both sides of the St. George valley just before noon Wednesday.

Washington County Search and Rescue Team members hike back after aiding an injured hiker on Aspiration Trail, St. George, Utah, May 24, 2023 | Photo by Chris Reed, St. George News

The Washington County Search and Rescue team helped a female hiker who fell on the Asperation Trail above the Southern Parkway exit of Interstate 15. At the same time, Santa Clara-Ivins Fire and Rescue came to the aid of another hiker who fell on the trail to Scott Cave in Snow Canyon above Ivins.

Both injuries were non-life threatening and each was able to be carried out.

At Aspiration Trail, rescuers hiked on a trail lined with rocks painted by previous hikers to reach the woman who injured an ankle shortly before 11 a.m., according to Washington County Sherriff Deputy Keegan Mitton, who stood with a Gold Cross Ambulance worker ready to receive the injured hiker. 

As the Washington County SAR team marched back up, they thought they were about to head out and assist the SCI team in Snow Canyon. As soon as they reached the trailhead, they were told to stand down with the firefighters in Ivins able to safely carry out the injured party there.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Chris Reed serves as a reporter for St. George News, where he has been honored with several awards from the Society of Professional Journalists for his work, including first-place accolades. He started his journalism career as a sports reporter and editor in Southern California where he once compared shoe sizes with Shaquille O'Neal and exchanged mix tapes with members of the Los Angeles Kings. After growing up in the San Fernando Valley learning karate skills from Mr. Miyagi and spending a decade in Las Vegas mostly avoiding the casinos, he came to St. George for love and married his soulmate, a lifetime Southern Utah resident. He is the proud father of two boys, his youngest a champion against both autism and Type 1 diabetes.

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