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Man falls while rappelling at Zion National Park

Published: Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2007 4:50 p.m. MDT
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ZION NATIONAL PARK — A 47-year-old man was hospitalized after falling 30-feet while rappelling inside the park.

National Park Service rangers first got a phone call about 8 p.m. Monday about a man who was canyoneering in the Pine Creek area of the park. Rangers responded to the scene but were unable to get him out before sunset, said Zion National Park spokesman Ron Terry.

"They decided the best thing to do is keep the person there overnight," he said. "They determined that the individual was stable enough to spend the night."

On Tuesday morning, the man was brought out of the park by rescuers. The man was then taken to a St. George hospital where he was being treated for lower back and hip pain. Terry said he did not know the man's condition or his hometown.

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