ICSSAR Call-Out Summary. Hidden Haven. 2 lost hikers. September 19, 2023. Brian Head, Utah

At 2:45 P.M. on Tuesday, September 19, 2023, the Iron County Sheriff’s Search & Rescue (ICSSAR) volunteers and ropes team were paged to respond to a report of two hikers who had lost the trail in Hidden Haven and were on a steep incline near a cliff.
One adult male, and one adult female hiker started at the hidden Haven trail system. They hiked up to a high elevation and came off trail onto a steep cliff. They found themselves unable to hike back out. The Southern Utah University (SUU) Aviation helicopter conducted a fly over of the area with one our Iron County Sheriff’s Deputy Liaisons. They were able to locate the stranded hikers and landed a short distance away. The Iron County Deputy and Pilot were able to make contact with the stranded hikers as the Department of Public Safety (DPS) helicopter arrived on scene with a hoist. The DPS helicopter hoisted both the male and female down to the trailhead without any reported injuries. We had 9 Iron County Search and Rescue volunteers, 4 members of the Iron County Ropes team, 4 Iron County Sheriffs Office personnel, 1 Forest Service Ranger, as well as the DPS helicopter and SUU helicopter.
The mission concluded at 5:15pm.
We are thankful for the incredible interagency collaboration and communication.
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