Park rangers in California's Death Valley National Park rescued a man who became trapped in a steep and unstable ravine, the National Park Service said Sunday.
According to park officials, two Belgian men were hiking in Mosaic Canyon on Wednesday when they decided to split up, with one hiker on the main trail and the other heading to a side canyon with plans to return to the main trail. Was.
But as the path was steep and unstable, the man on the edge of the valley got stuck. According to officials, the man was able to call for help using his satellite phone. He had no food, water or extra clothes.
“Park rangers traversed the steep, loose slope and reached the man 40 minutes after sunset,” the National Park Service said in a statement. News release,
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Park rangers were able to provide a harness to the hiker and lowered him down the slope.
Rescuers and hikers reached the trailhead around 7 p.m.
Mosiac Canyon is four miles round trip and takes three hours to complete, according to National Park Service,
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