HURRICANE, Washington County — A 58-year-old man died Sunday after falling while rappelling in Zion National Park's Pine Creek Canyon, according to the U.S. Department of the Interior.
Local law enforcement and the National Park Service received a 911 text about a canyoneering accident shortly after 12:10 p.m. at the final rappel of Pine Creek Canyon in the national park, according to Interior Department spokeswoman Elizabeth Peach.
"Bystanders initiated CPR while NPS first responders hiked through difficult terrain to reach the patient," Peace said. "Due to the remote location, the Utah Department of Public Safety provided helicopter support for extraction."
The man who fell was pronounced dead at the scene at 1:42 p.m., Peace said.
First responders rescued the man's companion from the canyon wall, she said. The man, who has not been identified, was taken to the medical examiner's office via helicopter.
The National Park Service and Washington County Sheriff's Office are still investigating the fall and more information was not immediately available.
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