Video of Paralympian’s heroics after truck catches fire in Parleys Canyon gains millions of views
“That day he was my guardian angel,” Payson man says of snowboarder Zach Miller, who spotted the flames while commuting to a training session at the US Ski & Snowboard’s Center of Excellence in Park City.
(Andrew Jay | US Ski & Snowboard Association) Para snowboarder Zach Miller competes in a banked slalom competition. Miller, 25, of Salt Lake City flagged down the driver of a truck that caught on fire on Interstate 80 in Parley's Canyon. The video of his rescue has gone viral on Instagram.
Julie left the beach of Santa Cruz, Calif., where she worked for 17 years, for the mountains of Salt Lake City in 2019. She has covered the NBA Finals, the Super Bowl, the World Series, the Maverick's big wave surf contest and two Olympics. A Colorado native, she enjoys creating her own adventure, occasionally with her husband and two kids in tow.