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
Swift water problem
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[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.