With out warning, a number of boulders not too long ago fell from a cliff surrounding a waterfall inside Utah’s Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument. The rockfall occurred whereas swimmers–two younger ladies—have been swimming within the waterfall’s pool. Fortunately, nobody was damage. A 3rd individual was filming when the boulders crashed into the water, and the video is now circulating broadly as a warning to others recreating in comparable locations this summer season. The Bureau of Land Administration (BLM) is telling guests to this nationwide monument to make sure you lookup and concentrate on the potential for an sudden rockfall.
“Lookup!” wrote Utah’s Bureau of Land Administration in an Instagram put up sharing the video. “This group of swimmers was shocked when a number of boulders fell off a cliff at Decrease Calf Creek with out warning. Fortuitously, nobody was harmed on this incident, however there have been accidents previously.”
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Utah’s BLM urges individuals to watch out in the event that they resolve to take the six-mile Lower Calf Creek Falls Trail. “Enter the realm at your individual threat,” the caption reads. “Falling rocks may cause severe damage.”
See the current rockfall at Grand Staircase–Escalante Nationwide Monument right here:
Header inventory picture of Decrease Calf Creek Falls, Grand Staircase-Escalante Nationwide Monument by tiaramaio/Getty Pictures