Rescuers respond after hiker injured by rockfall in Zion National Park

Two heavy trafficked areas astatine Zion National Park were closed Wednesday arsenic crews enactment to rescue a “young adult” injured by rockfall.

The National Park Service said Wednesday day that the rockfall occurred astatine the Narrows canyon astir 1:04 p.m., and medics and a hunt and rescue squad responded to rescue the victim, who whitethorn request to beryllium transported to a section hospital.

The Narrows and the Riverside Walk were some closed portion parkland unit assesses the area.

No different accusation was instantly available.

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