Man rescued after rappelling accident near Alpine

Man impaled on stick while rappelling near Alpine transported by air, ground ambulance to hospital

ALPINE, Utah, June 8, 2025 (Gephardt Daily) -- A 40-year-old man who was rappelling in the Three Falls area above Alpine has been rescued and transported to an area hospital after he lowered himself into brush and a branch or stick went through his upper thigh. The call came in at about 10:20 a.m. Sunday, Sgt. Raymond Ormond, Utah County Sheriff's Office, told Gephardt Daily. "He was not going to be able to get out under his own power," Ormond s…

Man rescued after rappelling accident near Alpine

A man was rescued Sunday after he was injured while rappelling in the Three Falls area near Alpine.The Utah County Sheriff's Office tells FOX 13 News that the 40 year-old male was rappelling with a group when a stick cut his upper thigh. Utah County Search and Rescue and Lifeflight responded to the scene and were able to him off the mountain.He was then handed off to Lone Peak Fire, who transported him by ambulance to a local hospital for treatm…