Incident:Fall Resulting in Fatality in Sierra Canyon 2021/12/30

Incident:Fall Resulting in Fatality in Sierra Canyon 2021/12/30
Date	2021/12/30
Location	Sierra Canyon
Severity	Fatality
Canyoneering-related	Yes
SAR involvement	Yes
Navigation problem	No
Swift water problem
Environmental problem	No
Communication problem	No
Planning problem	No
Skills problem	No
Body movement problem	No
Rigging problem	Yes
Rappel problem	No
Insufficient gear	No
Gear failure	No

Summary

See ICAD report for incident summary and analysis:

https://canyonaccident.org/sierra-canyon-2021-12-30/

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Incident:Fall Resulting in Fatality in Sierra Canyon 2021/12/30

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