Search & Rescues

Buckskin Gulch in Kane County, Utah. (Steven Law)...
Eliza Pace

One dead, one missing, 11 rescued in Buckskin Gulch

A man is dead and one other man remains missing in Buckskin Gulch after floodwaters entered the slot canyon. Eleven other people have been rescued so far.
6 days ago
(Washington County Sheriff's Office)...
Eliza Pace

Man in serious condition after surviving fall over 15 feet into slot canyon

A Washington City police officer is in serious condition after falling 15-20 feet in a slot canyon.
7 days ago
The downed helicopter at Strawberry Reservoir (Wasatch County Search & Rescue)...
Michael Houck

Search and rescue crews respond to helicopter crash and 2 snowmobile accidents

Wasatch County Search & Rescue crews had a busy day on Saturday after responding to a helicopter crash and two different snowmobile accidents.
8 days ago
The North Davis Fire District doing training exercises to prepare for saving people trapped in the ...
Michael Houck and Lauren Steinbrecher

4 people fall through ice in Clearfield pond in 1 day, no injuries

North Davis Fire District is warning people not to step on the ice at Steed Pond in Centerville after four people fell through Saturday.
8 days ago
FILE - Delicate Arch in Arches National Park. (Photo by Harvey Meston/Getty Images)...
Michael Houck

Massachusetts man dead after collapsing at Arches National Park

A 71-year-old man died while hiking in Arches National Park after collapsing to the ground with his family Friday afternoon.
23 days ago
First responders on the scene of the fatal fall at the Hurricane Overlook (Courtesy: Chaice Moyes)...
Michael Houck

Teen killed after climbing accident on Hurricane Overlook

A 17-year-old boy died after falling off a cliff while climbing the Hurricane Overlook Saturday evening.
30 days ago
Chris Sloan, the grandfather of 14-year-old Jayden Davis. (KSL-TV)...
Alex Cabrero

‘He was a pretty good kid,’ grandfather of Tooele teen remembers his grandson

The grandfather of the Tooele teen who tragically died after falling into ice says his grandson was a natural-born leader who always wanted to learn and achieve.
1 month ago
14-year-old Jayden Davis' who tragically died after falling into the Settlement Canyon Reservoir. (...
Michael Houck

Police identify teenager who died at Tooele reservoir

Local officials have released the identity of the teenager who fell through the ice in Tooele County Monday night.
1 month ago
(Lauren Steinbrecher/KSL TV)...
Josh Ellis

Search crews recover body of teen who fell through ice at Tooele reservoir

Police say the body of a 14-year-old who fell through the ice at Settlement Canyon Reservoir in Tooele County has been recovered.
1 month ago
Search and rescue efforts continue on collapsed buildings after 7.7 and 7.6 magnitude earthquakes i...
Amarachi Orie, Isil Sariyuce, Eyad Kourdi and Chris Liakos

Death toll climbs to 33,000 people in Turkey-Syria earthquake

The latest figures show that 33,181 have died across both countries.
1 month ago
More than 20,000 killed in earthquake...
Lauren Said-Moorhouse, Isil Sariyuce, Zeena Saifi and Reyhan Baysan, CNN

More than 20,000 people now reported dead after Turkey earthquake

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has admitted to his government's "shortcomings" amid growing anger over the state's response to the massive earthquake earlier this week, which is now known to have killed more than 20,000 people.
1 month ago
(Iron County Search and Rescue/Facebook)...
Madison Swenson

Two people rescued after becoming lost while snowmobiling

Search and rescue crews were called out early Tuesday morning after a man and woman became lost while snowmobiling in Iron County.
1 month ago
People try to reach people trapped under the debris of a collapsed building in Malatya, Turkey, Tue...
Mehmet Guzel, Ghaith Alsayed, Suzan Fraser and Zeynep Bilginsoy, Associated Press

Hope fading as deaths in Turkey, Syria quake near 12,000

Stretched rescue teams in Turkey and Syria are searching for signs of life in the rubble of thousands of buildings toppled by a catastrophic earthquake.
1 month ago
Utah Task Force 1 Headquarters (KSL-TV)...
Jed Boal

Utah Task Force 1 gives insight into search & rescue efforts in Turkey

Two American search & rescue teams similar to Utah's Task Force 1 are heading off to Turkey to help the country recover from a devastating 7.8-magnitude earthquake.
1 month ago
Earthquake victims receive treatment at the al-Rahma Hospital in the town of Darkush, Idlib provinc...
Lauren Steinbrecher

Utah Turkish American Association finding ways to help after 7.8 earthquake

In Utah, Turkish Americans are desperately trying to get news from home, and one group is starting to think of how Utahns can help bring relief to their home country.
1 month ago
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Ashley Moser

West Jordan mother in the ICU after being hit by snowmobile while tubing

A Utah mother is recovering in the ICU after she was hit by a snowmobile while tubing over the weekend.
1 month ago
Men search for people among the debris in a destroyed building in Adana, Turkey, Monday, Feb. 6, 20...
Associated Press

Survivors scream as desperate rescuers work in Turkey, Syria

Rescue workers and civilians passed chunks of concrete and household goods across mountains of wreckage early Monday, moving tons of wreckage by hand in a desperate search for survivors trapped by a devastating earthquake.
1 month ago
A car is seen under the wreckage of a collapsed building, in Azmarin town, in Idlib province, north...
Mehmet Guzel, Ghaith Alsayed and Suzan Fraser, Associated Press

Rescuers scramble in Turkey, Syria after quake kills 4,000

Rescuers in Turkey and war-ravaged Syria are searching through the frigid night, hoping to pull more survivors from the rubble.
1 month ago
A view of a destroyed building is pictured here after a 7.4 magnitude earthquake jolts Turkey's Kah...
Rhea Mogul, Gul Tuysuz and Isil Sariyuce

At least 118 dead as 7.8-magnitude earthquake hits southern Turkey

A 7.8 magnitude earthquake shook central Turkey early Monday and was followed by a strong aftershock.
1 month ago
First responders on the scene of the motorcyclist who fell about 50 feet. (Washington County Sherif...
Michael Houck

Rescue crews save woman stuck in remote area and motorcyclist who fell 50 feet

Washington County officials responded to two different search & rescue operations on Sunday.
1 month ago
A search is underway for Austin Madsen, 32, of Mapleton, Utah. (Mapleton Police Department)...
Eliza Pace and Larry D. Curtis, KSL TV

UPDATE: Missing man’s vehicle located, search continues in freezing Utah temperatures

A car of a missing man was found after hundreds responded to help identify the location of a video of a remote location.
2 months ago
(Iron County Search and Rescue/Facebook)...
Madison Swenson

Iron County authorities seeking information to help find missing man

Iron County Search and Rescue is asking for the public's help in identifying the location featured in a video that they say could lead to a missing man's whereabouts.
2 months ago
Dylan Gartenmayer has been diving and spearfishing along the Florida coast since he was 10. That ex...
Jillian Sykes and Faith Karimi

Florida diver swept away by current, lost at sea for hours until family rushed to his rescue

Dylan Gartenmayer has been diving and spearfishing along the Florida coast since he was 10. That experience helped him survive a frightening ordeal that left him stranded at sea for hours.
2 months ago
Search and rescue crew after an avalanche...
Matt Rascon

Crews rescue skier from avalanche in Provo Canyon

Crews rescued a backcountry skier in Provo Canyon Friday after he said he got hurt in an avalanche while backcountry skiing near Sundance Mountain Resort.
2 months ago

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