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Cat Ellis

Brave rescuers perform tricky operation to rescue Moab hiker who injured ankle jumping over "sharp, catastrophic drop"

Morning light illuminates the underside of Mesa Arch in Canyonlands National Park.

A rescue team from Grand County Emergency Medical Services had to perform technical rescue after a man in his 60s became stranded on top of a hoodoo at Pucker Pass, Long Canyon. The man, who hasn't been named, injured his ankle leaping across what the rescuers called a "sharp, catastrophic drop".

The team used ropes and a ladder to span the 5ft gap between the hoodoo and the canyon rim, and a medical technician crawled across wearing a helmet and harness, and carrying her first aid kit.

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