Terrifying moment massive rock slide almost wipes out Utah couple
A Utah couple ran for safety Friday after massive boulders rolled down a hillside below the popular Bridal Veil Falls in Provo Canyon.
Bailee and Emerson Hamilton were driving through Provo Canyon when they saw a large section of rock come loose and captured the terrifying moment.
The Hamiltons, who have lived near the canyon for 10 years, said their first thought was for hikers and walkers who might have been in the slide’s path.
“We’re up this canyon almost every day… and we know how much traffic, foot traffic, there is, especially on a Friday afternoon,” Emerson told ABC 4. “So, our first reaction was, oh no, there’s got to be people in its path.”
Bailee said the rocks were large, not a trickle of debris. The couple decided to check whether anyone was hurt and to help get emergency crews to the scene.
They parked at Nunns Park and saw rocks on the pedestrian walkway. Then they heard a second slide start.
“We both turned around and ran as fast as we could away from it until we were kind of a safe distance,” Bailee told the news outlet.
The Utah County Government said in an update Friday that the area had been inspected and no one was injured.
The trail had been scheduled to close for the season soon, but the slide moved the closure up. It will stay closed through the winter, and cleanup will begin in the spring.
Utah County’s Sheriff’s Office said Monday that the following areas are now closed to the public, according to :
- The road between the lower and upper parking lots is closed because of construction on the park at the base of the falls, across the river.
- The trail is closed from the falls to the lower parking lot at the Nunns Park turn-off from Highway 189.
- The upper overlook parking lot will stay open until Nov. 1, when it closes for the winter.
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