On Saturday, August 25, 2012 2:51:38 PM UTC-7, lil p wrote:
Wednesday, August 8, 2012

Injured Hiker Rescued from Hanging Canyon in Grand Tetons

And yet another rescue in Grand Teton National Park. Rangers had to

rescue an injured hiker yesterday, after he slipped and tumbled 20 feet

on rocky terrain and sustained facial and lower leg injuries. Paul

Danes, 23, of Raleigh, North Carolina was scrambling alone and off trail

near the mouth of Hanging Canyon at the time of his accident.

Other day hikers who were in the Hanging Canyon area heard cries for

help and discovered Danes. They provided basic care for his injuries and

placed a cell phone call for help at 12:45 p.m. that was received by

Teton Interagency Dispatch Center.

Based upon the call and the relatively close location to the Jenny Lake

westshore trail, rangers made preparations to evacuate Danes by a

wheeled-litter handled by four rescuers. Upon reaching Danes by foot,

rangers determined that a helicopter short-haul evacuation was the more

prudent rescue technique. The decision was made because of a combination

of Danes' injuries and the rough and rocky terrain over which the

wheeled-litter would be hauled to complete an evacuation by ground.

A Teton Interagency contract helicopter was summoned at 3 p.m. and an

aerial evacuation of the injured hiker was completed by 4:15 p.m. Danes

was transported by park ambulance to St. John's Medical Center in

Jackson for further medical treatment.

Danes is working as a seasonal concession employee in Yellowstone

National Park for the summer.

This is now the 7th major search and rescue operation in Grand Teton

National Park this summer.

Jeff

Glacier National Park Hiking

We all know that injuries to mountain bikers are FAR more frequent, per person, per mile, etc. than injuries to hikers. Nice try, though.