Hiker life-flighted out of American Fork Canyon

Hiker life-flighted out of American Fork Canyon
AMERICAN FORK, Utah (ABC4) — A hiker was life-flighted out of American Fork Canyon on Thursday after reportedly falling.

The Utah County Sheriff’s Office reports that at 11:20 a.m., there were two hikers climbing the north wall of the canyon in the Little Mill Campground area when one of them fell.

Officials said the hiker needed help due to possible injuries to their back. Search and Rescue and Life Flight responded to the scene. The hiker was hoisted from the mountain and taken to a waiting ambulance.

ABC4.com reached out to learn more about the condition of the injured hiker, but officials said there was no new information at the time of this report.

This is a developing story. ABC4 will update this post as new information becomes available.

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