Elderly man fell, died on Mt. Olympus trail, police say

Police believe a man found unresponsive on the Mount Olympus trailhead who died at the scene had fallen.

Police believe a man found unresponsive on the Mount Olympus trailhead who died at the scene had fallen. (Yevhen Prozhyrko, Shutterstock)


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MILLCREEK — An 80-year-old man found dead on the Mount Olympus trailhead on Christmas Day appears to have been the victim of a fall, according to police.

William Thomas was found unresponsive about 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday about a mile up the trail, the Salt Lake County Sheriff's Office stated. Medical crews responded, but Thomas died at the scene.

The Salt Lake County Sheriff's Office said Thursday that Thomas' death appears to be the result of a fall.

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Pat Reavy interned with KSL NewsRadio in 1989 and has been a full-time journalist for either KSL NewsRadio, Deseret News or KSL.com since 1991. For the past 25 years, he has worked primarily the cops and courts beat.
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