DRAPER — Police have identified the teenager found dead near Ghost Falls in Corner Canyon on Thursday.
The body of Spencer Norton, 15, was found by hikers near a trail in the Corner Canyon area between the Ghost Falls and Coyote trailheads about 3:45 p.m. on Thursday.
Norton died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, police said. Initial reports indicated the boy's cause of death was not apparent, but foul play was not suspected.
Norton was a sophomore at Corner Canyon High School. Grief counselors were available to students at the school on Thursday and Friday.
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