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 |
SAR involvement | No |
Navigation problem | No |
Environmental problem | No |
Communication problem | Yes |
Planning problem | No |
Skills problem | No |
Body movement problem | Yes |
Rigging problem | No |
Rappel problem | No |
Insufficient gear | No |
Gear failure | No |
Summary
Two persons injured on legs/knees first jump by hitting submerged rocks.
Accounts
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.