SANDY, Utah — A person fell to their death while rock climbing Sunday afternoon in Little Cottonwood Canyon.
Unified Police received a call reporting a fallen climber around 1:15 p.m.
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UPD Sgt. Melody Cutler said the climber was scaling a rock face near Gate Buttress, and a rock they grabbed onto came loose. They fell an unknown distance and died from their injuries.
Salt Lake County Search and Rescue crews were still working to recover the climber's body as of 4:30 p.m.
The victim's name has not been released, but officials say he was a 26-year-old man who was an experienced climber.
FOX 13 has a crew at the scene and will update this article as more information becomes available.
October 11, 2021 at 04:51AM
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