Man falls 200 feet to his death at Utah's Zion National Park

A cayoneer died astatine Zion National Park aft an accidental autumn adjacent the exit of Heaps Canyon, Oct. 5.

The 40-year-old antheral has not been identified and was canyoneering with 3 chap canyoners erstwhile helium fell betwixt 150 and 200 feet, according to a property merchandise from Zion National Park.

The fall occurred astatine astir 6 p.m. reports say, and the radical were pursuing the permitted itinerary done Heaps Canyon erstwhile the mishap happened.

Big Bend astatine Zion National Park wherever a canyoneer fell to his decease connected Saturday night. (NPS Photo/Cadence C Cook)

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Zion National Park Technical Search and Rescue Team and the Washington County Sheriff’s Office were called to the country and rendered exigency aesculapian attraction earlier the Utah Department of Public Safety transported the unfortunate via chopper to person further attraction from the Hurricane Valley occurrence and Rescue squad and Intermountain Life Flight.

The unfortunate was pronounced dormant earlier helium could beryllium transported to a hospital.

The pursuing morning, the remaining canyoners were extracted by DPS helicopter.

Pine Creek astatine Zion National Park wherever a canyoneer fell to his decease connected Saturday night. (NPS Photo/Cadence C Cook)

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Park officials issued a connection offering their condolences to the household and friends of the deceased.

"Our thoughts and deepest sympathies are with the household and friends during this unimaginably hard time," said Zion National Park Superintendent Jeff Bradybaugh.    

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Zion National Park and the Washington County Sheriff’s Office are inactive investigating the nonstop origin of the man’s death.