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Salt Lake County Search and Rescue
A 49-year-old man suffered a foot injury while searching for a $10,000 treasure that required him to be rescued over the weekend, authorities said.
Crews were dispatched to Ferguson Canyon near Cottonwood Heights shortly before 7 p.m. Saturday. Salt Lake County Search and Rescue officials said the man was hiking with three members of his family, searching for the treasure when a large rock fell on his foot near the canyon overlook and made it impossible for him to walk back down on his own. Related
Two dozen search and rescue workers were dispatched, and crews helped get the man down the canyon and back to the parking lot by midnight, the agency said. But it wasn t the last they heard about the treasure, which was placed in an undisclosed location along the Wasatch Mountains between Ogden and Santaquin earlier this month.
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COTTONWOOD HEIGHTS A 23-year-old man is in serious condition after he fell while trail running in Ferguson Canyon on Thursday, Unified police said.
According to Unified police detective Ken Hansen, the man called and told police that he had tumbled pretty far and had significant injuries. Two search and rescue teams responded to search for the man, having to navigate the difficult terrain to find him.
Unified Fire Authority spokesman Patrick Costin said a medical helicopter and Department of Public Safety helicopters searched while firefighters and paramedics hiked to the man s approximate location.
23 year old man who fell while trail running in Ferguson canyon this afternoon is now off the mountain and is being flown to the hospital. He is listed in serious condition. Special Thanks to the SLCO Search and Rescue teams, DPS and LifeFlight pilots and crew members. Unified Police Dept (@UPDSL) May 21, 2021