A woman fell into a canyon crevice and waited 13 hours for help
26-year-old American Madison Hart went to a canyon in Arizona to go rock climbing. At one point, she slipped into a canyon crevice and got stuck there for 13 hours.
On July 19, 26-year-old Madison Hart went to Wildcat Tank Canyon with a friend to practice stemming — a technique for descending and ascending inside narrow canyon walls that involves active leg work. The tourists started the route at about 12 noon and reached the top of the canyon in an hour. However, the girls did not expect it to be so hot during the day — the temperature reached 40 degrees Celsius.
When they began to descend into the canyon, the heat and fatigue became too noticeable, Hart's legs began to shake, she panicked and slipped into the crevice. She managed to stop close to the bottom of the canyon, but soon realized that she was stuck. Hart could only move sideways, could not pull herself up or turn around. At the same time, any change in position threatened her with injury.
Her friend also slid after Hart, but was able to stop earlier and tried to help the girl get out for some time.
Then they started calling 911, but the signal disappeared. Three hours later, Hart's friend managed to send a message to a mutual friend, and she reported the stuck tourists to rescuers. Hart spent 13 hours standing in one position waiting for help. The girls were pulled out with the help of ropes and cables. Hart was hospitalized, because her kidneys were damaged due to dehydration. She was also diagnosed with an injured hand and ankle.
