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Hiker hospitalized after fall at Red Rock Canyon near Las Vegas

By Mike Shoro / Las Vegas Review-Journal

April 5, 2018 - 6:29 pm

Crews remove a man who had fallen about 50 feet at Red Rock Canyon on Thursday. (Las Vegas Fire & Rescue via Twitter)

Crews remove a man who had fallen about 50 feet at Red Rock Canyon on Thursday. (Las Vegas Fire & Rescue via Twitter)

Crews remove a man who had fallen about 50 feet at Red Rock Canyon on Thursday. (Las Vegas Fire & Rescue via Twitter)

A man was seriously injured after he fell about 50 feet in Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area on Thursday, according to fire officials.

Las Vegas and Clark County firefighters hiked a mile to reach the man, who fell about noon, Las Vegas Fire Department spokesman Tim Szymanski said.

He was hospitalized at University Medical Center. No further information was immediately available.

Contact Mike Shoro at mshoro@reviewjournal.com or 702-387-5290. Follow @mike_shoro on Twitter.

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Pro-Palestinian rally in downtown Las Vegas gets ‘slightly out of hand,’ police say

By Jeff Burbank / RJ

May 28, 2024 - 10:58 pm

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1 shot, 1 sought in North Las Vegas, police say

By Marvin Clemons / RJ

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The shooting occurred about 8:30 p.m. near East Lake Mead Boulevard near North Pecos Road, according to the police department.

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Emmanuel Almonor (Henderson Police Department)

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By Marvin Clemons / RJ

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Target shooting caused Las Vegas area wildfire, officials say

By Estelle Atkinson / RJ

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By McKenna Ross / RJ

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By Chase Stevens / RJ

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By Ricardo Torres-Cortez / RJ

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Coroner IDs two victims killed in separate homicides

By Ricardo Torres-Cortez / RJ

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Man faces murder charge in October killing

By Marvin Clemons / RJ

May 28, 2024 - 2:55 pm

The homicide during a drug deal occurred Oct. 22, 2023, near East Charleston Boulevard and North 28th Street, according to the Metropolitan Police Department.