A 43-year-old BASE jumper was rescued after crashing into a cliff wall and dangling from his parachute in the Kane Creek area of Moab, Utah, on Wednesday (November 12). The incident occurred around 1 p.m., and the jumper was left hanging hundreds of feet in the air, his parachute caught on a rock above him.

First responders, including Grand County EMS, Grand County Search and Rescue, the Grand County Sheriff’s Office, Classic Air Medical, and the DPS Aero Bureau, reached the man by 3:15 p.m. They treated him for moderate injuries and secured him to prevent further falls. He was safely lifted from the cliff at 4 p.m.

The accident was caused by an "off-heading opening" of the jumper's parachute, which rotated him 180 to 360 degrees, directing him back toward the cliff face. Andy Smith

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