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Kane County Sees Rescue Calls Double

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(Kanab, UT) — Southern Utah is getting more popular with tourists and now it's seeing a sharp rise in rescue operations. Kane County Sheriff Tracy Glover tells KUTV that his office is seeing a lot of rescues that deal with canyoneering, swift water rescues and high-angle rescues.

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