Avalanche in Neff’s Canyon sends one person to the hospital
Dec 14, 2022, 12:05 PM | Updated: Mar 28, 2023, 5:46 pm
The scene at Neffs Canyon is pictured on Dec. 14, 2022. (Jeff Dahdah/KSLTV)
(Jeff Dahdah/KSLTV)
SALT LAKE CITY — First responders say one person was injured in an avalanche Wednesday in Neff’s Canyon in the Millcreek area at 4326 E White Way.
KSL TV’s Jed Boal reported that search and rescue personnel are now arriving at the trailhead, which is at the top of Olympus Cove. The avalanche was reported by one of two people in the area.
“I spoke with a battalion chief briefly,” Boal said. “He said that they were aware of an avalanche two-and-a-half miles or so up the canyon where the burn scar was from the Neff’s fire last summer.”
Boal says search and rescue were searching well into Wednesday evening to bring a 35-year-old backcountry skier off the mountain.
According to Boal, police believe he has a broken femur and an injured arm, may also be suffering from hypothermia.
UPDATE: @UPDSL search and rescue is still working to bring an injured 35-year-old back country skier out of Neffs Canyon. Police believe he has a broken femur and an injured arm, may also be suffering from hypothermia. @KSL5TV #ksltv pic.twitter.com/tMEyTy6gui
— Jed Boal (@jedboal) December 14, 2022
Unified Police announced around 7 p.m. Wednesday evening that the skier was off the mountain and was enroute to the hospital.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
