An Enterprise man was killed when his truck careened off Kolob Mountain Road into a canyon.

Michael Clair Hirschi, 57, was thrown from his vehicle and pronounced dead at the scene, according to a Washington County deputy sheriff.Washington County Search and Rescue crews were dispatched after Hirschi's hunting companions reported him missing.

The Search and Rescue East Side team discovered Hirschi's truck about 9:30 p.m. Tuesday near Sunset Canyon Ranch, several miles above Virgin.

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Utah Highway Patrol troopers said Hirschi lost control of the vehicle and went off the right side of the road, then overcorrected and went off the left side and over a cliff.

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