Incidents:Leg/knee injury in Jump Trip (Lower) 2018/05/19
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Leg/knee injury in Jump Trip (Lower) 2018/05/19 | |
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Date | 2018/05/19 |
Location | Jump Trip (Lower) |
Severity | Injury |
Canyoneering-related | Yes
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SAR involvement | No
|
Navigation problem | No
|
Swift water problem | |
Environmental problem | No
|
Communication problem | Yes
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Planning problem | No
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Skills problem | No
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Body movement problem | Yes
|
Rigging problem | No
|
Rappel problem | No
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Insufficient gear | No
|
Gear failure | No
|
Summary[edit]
Two persons injured on legs/knees first jump by hitting submerged rocks.
Accounts[edit]
Failure to communicate/understand exact landing target and/or failure to jump to target. Both injured persons walked out, though both experienced bruising at minimum. One person experienced mobility troubles throughout canyon as a result of injury.