Crews pull injured man from Utah cave following 12-hour rescue

SALT LAKE CITY — A California man who fell while exploring Utah's longest cave near Vernal remained hospitalized Monday following a dramatic 12-hour rescue.
On Sunday, a 24-year-old man and three friends were exploring Little Brushcreek Cave, located in the Ashley National Forest near Dinosaur National Monument, when the man slipped and fell approximately 50 feet, breaking both of his arms, said Uintah County Sheriff's Cpl. Brian Fletcher. The men were an estimated 500 feet inside the cave