About 70 ultramarathon runners in Utah evacuated after being stranded by flooding

About 70 runners participating in Utah ’s Moab 240 ultramarathon were successfully evacuated from the race route on Sunday after being stranded by flooding stemming from the remnants of Tropical Storm Rachel .

The event’s host, Destination Trail, addressed the emergency rescue effort in a social media statement which confirmed that all runners were safe and accounted for.

“We have great news – all runners are accounted for and either back at race [headquarters] or in a vehicle on the way back,” the statement said. “We’re glad to report everyone made it out safely despite the wild weather.’”