KANE COUNTY, Utah – Deputies from the Kane County Sheriff's Office leaped into action last week to save a stranded Utah hiker who was swept up in a raging flash flood at the Hurricane Wash Trailhead.

A sudden thunderstorm struck the area Saturday while the hiker was exploring the canyon, and he was swept away in a flash flood that carried him approximately 300 feet downstream, according to Kane County Sheriff's spokesperson Rod Willis.

Luckily, the hiker was able to escape the rushing water by climbing a tree and waiting until the flooding receded.

The Utah Department of Public Safety's Aero Bureau Division successfully hoisted the victim from the canyon, where he was then transported to a medical helicopter to a nearby facility for further evaluation. Officials reported he sustained on

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