Incidents:Woman falls down rocky hillside 20140731

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Woman falls down rocky hillside 20140731
Date 2014/07/31
Location Eaton Canyon
Severity No loss
Canyoneering-related
No
SAR involvement
Yes
Navigation problem
Swift water problem
Environmental problem
No
Communication problem
No
Planning problem
No
Skills problem
Body movement problem
Yes
Rigging problem
No
Rappel problem
No
Insufficient gear
No
Gear failure
No

Summary[edit]

A woman slid down part of the bypass trail around the lower waterfall, but her fall was broken by a tree before the slide became a freefall. She was later rescued by helicopter.

Accounts[edit]

CBS story