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
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.