Incident:Rock Fall in canyon in Yankee Doodle Hollow 2024/04/20
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| Incident:Rock Fall in canyon in Yankee Doodle Hollow 2024/04/20 | |
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| Date | 2024/04/20 |
| Location | Yankee Doodle Hollow |
| Severity | No loss |
| Canyoneering-related | Yes
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| SAR involvement | No
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| Navigation problem | No
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| Swift water problem | |
| Environmental problem | Yes
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| Communication problem | No
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| Planning problem | No
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| Skills problem | No
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| Body movement problem | No
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| Rigging problem | No
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| Rappel problem | No
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| Insufficient gear | No
|
| Gear failure | No
|
Summary[edit]
Rock fall resulting in minor tissue injury
Accounts[edit]
2/3 way through the canyon something above triggered rock fall on top of the party. Sounded like a rope bag being thrown at first up canyon and then multiple rocks came down directly top of the group of five. Fist sized rock hit one member in the shoulder who was not wearing a helmet. Only amounted to a skin tissue injury, but could have been worse if it hit someone in the head. No issues other than this minor injury.