Ice climber falls 40 feet at Bridal Veil Falls

Utah County Search and Rescue teams, along with a Department of Public Safety helicopter, rescued an ice climber who fell approximately 40 feet at Bridal Veil Falls on Monday.

Utah County Search and Rescue teams, along with a Department of Public Safety helicopter, rescued an ice climber who fell approximately 40 feet at Bridal Veil Falls on Monday. (Ben B. Braun, Deseret News)


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PROVO — A man fell 40 feet while ice climbing Bridal Veil Falls on Monday.

Utah County Search and Rescue teams and a Department of Public Safety helicopter were called to the falls to help the man. Utah County Sheriff's Sgt. Spencer Cannon said that his injuries are not life-threatening. Preliminary information from the scene indicates he may have suffered a broken arm, Cannon said.

After the hoist from the DPS helicopter was used to get the injured man back to the ground, he was taken by ambulance to a local hospital.

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Pat Reavy interned with KSL in 1989 and has been a full-time journalist for either KSL or Deseret News since 1991. For the past 25 years, he has worked primarily the cops and courts beat.

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