Man dies after rock climbing fall in Little Cottonwood Canyon
Oct 10, 2021, 4:13 PM | Updated: 4:22 pm
(Chopper 5, KSL TV)
LITTLE COTTONWOOD CANYON, Utah — Search and rescue crews were called out Sunday afternoon after a man fell while rock climbing in Little Cottonwood Canyon.
Sgt. Melody Cutler with the Unified Police Department later confirmed that the man, who was in his 20s, died from his injuries.
It appears a rock broke while he was climbing in the Gate Buttress area, causing him to fall an unknown distance.
Additional details were not immediately available.