Amos Richards fell in same canyon where climber cut off his arm with pocketknife in 2003, as depicted in 127 Hours
A 64-year-old man who broke his leg while hiking crawled through the Utah desert for four days near Canyonlands national park before rangers rescued him.
Amos Wayne Richards, from Concord, North Carolina, is now recovering at home. He was hiking alone on 8 September in the rugged Maze District when he fell 10ft (3 metres).
Chief park ranger Denny Ziemann says a search started the next day after Richards' camping spot was found unattended. His car was seen near Little Blue John Canyon on 11 September, and rangers found Richards a few hours later.
Richards fell in the same canyon where climber Aron Ralston cut off his arm with a pocketknife after being trapped by a boulder in 2003.
Ralston's story was later adapted into the Oscar-nominated film 127 Hours.
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