Search and rescue units called to Big Cottonwood Canyon after motorcycle accident

SALT LAKE CITY — A search and rescue operation is underway in Big Cottonwood Canyon after a 25-year-old man is reported to have crashed his motorcycle Tuesday night.

Rescue crews were sent to 6400 East Big Cottonwood Canyon Road, just above the S-curves located about halfway up the canyon.

Unified Fire Authority’s Ben Porter said that crews were dispatched to the canyon for a high-angle rescue following a motorcycle accident.

Officials on scene indicated that the rider was in critical condition.

Big Cottonwood Canyon is temporarily closed and is estimated to reopen at approximately 9 p.m., according to the Utah Department of Transportation.

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