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Workers attempting to free man trapped in Keyhole Canyon near Las Vegas

Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Search and Rescue is working to free a man trapped in Keyhole Canyon on Sunday night.

Metro Lt. Grant Rogers said reports of a missing or trapped hiker came in just after 4 p.m. Sunday and the Search and Rescue unit responded with a full call-out. The man was trapped by ropes near a dried-out waterfall.

Keyhole Canyon is about 40 miles south of Las Vegas, about halfway between Boulder City and Searchlight in southern Clark County.

Contact Max Michor at mmichor@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0381. Follow @MaxMichor on Twitter.

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