Incident:Broken leg in Cañon del Infiernillo 2024/11/04

Incident:Broken leg in Cañon del Infiernillo 2024/11/04
Date	2024/11/04
Location	Cañon del Infiernillo
Severity	Injury
Canyoneering-related	Yes
SAR involvement	No
Navigation problem	No
Environmental problem	No
Communication problem	No
Planning problem	No
Skills problem	Yes
Body movement problem	Yes
Rigging problem	No
Rappel problem	No
Insufficient gear	No
Gear failure	No

Summary

We encountered another party with an injured member while descending the canyon on November 4, 2024. The person in question was being lifted/hauled back to the mid-way point to exit the canyon. They had broken their leg while attempting a jump in the lower section after R2. Be cautious while descending this jump!

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Incident:Broken leg in Cañon del Infiernillo 2024/11/04

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