Climber hurt near US 89; Life Flight hoist planned

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11/12/2026 01:31 PM

Medical Emergency

Cache, UT

Climber hurt near US 89; Life Flight hoist planned

A climber suffered a head injury and dislocated shoulder near US 89 by Pinnacle Rock Climbing in Cache County. The patient was stable but off-road; a Life Flight hoist was planned for extraction.

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Incident Timeline

Nov 12, 2026 · 1:31 PM PT

Units dispatched to traumatic climbing injury near US 89

01:10

Cache County Public Safety

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00:00

Engine 71 and Rescue 71, respond to traumatic injury at (number withheld) East US 89 in Cache County.

00:09

(number withheld) Erickson Circle in Richmond.

00:13

Ten four, go ahead with the name number.

00:14

It'll be (number withheld) .

00:18

Thank you. Delta 104, Cache, medical traumatic.

00:21

Delta 104.

00:22

177 East US 89 near Pinnacle Rock Climbing.

00:27

The complainant is advising text to 911 that an individual has hit their head and dislocated their shoulder while climbing.
1:43 PM

Location clarified as off-road up a hill from highway

00:06

Cache County Public Safety

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00:00

It's on the off road.

00:01

They're about a half mile up the hill from US 89.
1:59 PM

Life Flight hoist helicopter requested from Salt Lake

00:11

Cache County Public Safety

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00:00

For Life Flight has one with a hoist coming out of Salt Lake ETA about half an hour.

00:04

Is that okay?

00:05

Copy.
2:05 PM

Patient contact made and condition assessed

00:16

Cache County Public Safety

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00:00

We have made contact with the patient.

00:01

He is oriented on four, GCS 15 , stable.

00:05

The terrain here is going to be very difficult to get him down without him being ambulatory.

00:08

So I think the helicopter is going to be the best option.

00:10

His main concern is billing.
2:09 PM

Rescue options and helicopter plan confirmed

00:41

Cache County Public Safety

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00:00

Yeah, we can't guarantee anything with Billy, but the helicopter can pick him up and probably drop him off right here by our vehicle if he doesn't want to go to the hospital by helicopter.

00:15

The other thing is we can set up ropes up there.

00:18

And bring them down with the rope system, but it's going to take a while.

00:22

70 Rescue 71, copy traffic.

00:24

I think right now the helicopter with the hoist is going to be the best option.

00:27

Copy. They're expected to be in the area around 330.
2:10 PM

Ground transport unit heads to local hospital

00:02

Cache County Public Safety

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Rescue 70, en route to Logan Regional.

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Climber hurt near US 89; Life Flight hoist planned

Incident Timeline

Units dispatched to traumatic climbing injury near US 89

Location clarified as off-road up a hill from highway

Life Flight hoist helicopter requested from Salt Lake

Patient contact made and condition assessed

Rescue options and helicopter plan confirmed

Ground transport unit heads to local hospital

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