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ST. GEORGE — First responders issued a critical warning after two back-to-back rescue operations in Zion National Park on Sunday afternoon.
Sgt. Darrell Cashin with the Washington County Sheriff's Office said Zion National Park's search and rescue team first responded to an emergency call at The Narrows.
Around 4:22 p.m. Sunday, another report surfaced of an injured hiker at the left fork of The Subway. Dispatch was alerted by a 911 text message. However, accurate coordinates couldn't be obtained from the message; instead, it pinged off a tower in Apple Valley, indicating it was approximately 14 miles northeast of that location.
"That could have put it anywhere from Zion, Springdale, Rockville, Kolob Terrace, any of that area," Cashin said. "How do you cover all of that country trying to look for somebody that needs help?"
