Two Men Stranded on a Ledge Overnight while Climbing Angels Landing

Written by Joyce Kuzmanic
July 20, 2011
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Angels Landing, Zion National Park, June, 2010 | Photo by Joyce Kuzmanic, St. George News / St. George News File Photo

ZION NATIONAL PARK – On July 19, two male climbers became stranded on a ledge for the night while climbing Angels Landing.

David Eaker, public relations officer for the National Park Service, said “there was an injury, it wasn’t a major injury, and they couldn’t get down.”

“It was an overnight thing, it happened last night and they couldn’t get to them until this morning.”

The Park’s Law Enforcement Dispatch office indicated that the rescue was completed around 3 p.m.

The dispatch office also confirmed that the injuries were not life threatening, and confirmed that the men were climbers not visitors following the public pathway to the top.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Joyce Kuzmanic has been editor in chief of St. George News since 2012, having contributed as a reporter and assistant editor since the publication's inception in 2010. Before St. George News, Joyce has been a private business owner and enjoyed a long career as a paralegal in real estate, business and tax law transactions. She enjoys hospitality, thinking, reading and adventuring in the great outdoors. Joyce currently resides in St. George with her husband and her dog, Scratch.

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1 Comment

  • jejo July 21, 2011 at 10:49 pm

    Of all places to be stranded. Wow.

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