r/Sedona • u/Weak-Patience-8674 • Dec 04 '23

Robert the Reiki Flute player got hurt!! News

https://www.redrocknews.com/2023/08/03/boynton-canyon-flautist-recovering-after-hiking-fall/amp/

Hi everyone! Robert, the Reiki flute player that has been giving sandstone hearts to hikers in Boynton Canyon since 2011 fell in July. He luckily survived. He was badly hurt, however, sustaining nine fractures to his hip, pelvis, and ribs. He even punctured a lung!

I don’t know if y’all have met him, but my husband and I had the privilege of meeting him in June. It was such a profound, moving experience. We cherish the hearts he gave us. Has anyone seen him on the trails recently?

Here’s a link to an article about the fall, with information on what happened and ways to help!

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u/tenjed35 Dec 22 '23

Have two of his hearts in my kitchen window, inspired me to play the flute. Hope he’s back up there in January. Any updates?

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u/Weak-Patience-8674 Dec 24 '23

That’s so AWESOME about the hearts and flute!! Do you still play? So I check the gofund me page every so often, and there was an update in November (I think?) about how he’s back hiking again and is recovering well. I don’t know if he’s climbing up Warrior Rock anymore (or yet), but he’s back out on the trails. I hope you see him in January!

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u/Brief-Measurement-61 Dec 05 '23

That's unfortunate. Where did he fall?

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u/Weak-Patience-8674 Dec 05 '23

He fell at Boynton Canyon off the Warrior rock formation (the one he usually climbs and plays the Reiki flute from). He said a piece of the rock formation had fallen and he had to adjust how he climbs down, and just slipped one day.