Man Seriously Injured In City Creek Canyon Long Boarding Crash

City Creek Canyon Long Boarding Crash
Salt Lake City Fire EMTs administer first aid to a severely injured long- boarder in City Creek Canyon Thursday night. Photo: Gephardt Daily/ Arturo Soria

SALT LAKE CITY – August 20, 2015 (Gephardt Daily) – An unidentified man, believed to be in his late teens or early 20s, was seriously injured Thursday night while long-boarding in City Creek Canyon.

Rescue teams from the Salt Lake City Fire Department and SLCPD were called to the scene around 9 p.m.

When they arrived they found the injured load-boarder slipping in and out of consciousness.

Rescuers say he appeared to suffer a head injury, in addition to multiple cuts and bruises.

The man was taken to a nearby hospital.

We’ll have more on this story as the information becomes available.

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