SPRINGDALE, Washington County — A 43-year-old man died after an accidental fall while hiking at Zion National Park last Wednesday.
Washington County Sheriff’s Sgt. Lucas Alfred told KSL on Monday the man fell from a “lower-level” area in Spry Canyon while he was canyoneering.
Park officials responded to the area after the man was discovered unresponsive. Lifesaving measures were performed but unsuccessful, and the man was pronounced dead at the scene, according to Alfred.
The Washington County Sheriff’s Office responded to investigate the death. It is being called accidental, but an investigation remains underway.
No other information about the man was immediately given.
The death marks the second at Zion National Park within just a matter of weeks.
A 68-year-old Texas man died after a fall from a chained section of the Angels Landing trail at Zion National Park on April 17.
He was later identified as Gilberto Ramos, of Laredo, Texas.