Body of Missing Hiker Found in Zion National Park; Fall Suspected

Body of Missing Hiker Found in Zion National Park; Fall Suspected

The following press release was published by the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service on Nov. 21, 2019. It is reproduced in full below.

SPRINGDALE, UT - At approximately 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2019, The park was notified of a missing hiker in the Angels Landing area. A joint investigation by Zion National Park and Washington County Sherriff’s Office is underway.

A Search and Rescue team started the search at daybreak this morning. The body they located below Angels Landing is consistent with the age and gender of the hiker reported missing. Further information will be released once a positive identification is made and the family is notified.

Source: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service

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