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01-30-2007, 12:19 PM
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Ice Climber Falls to His Death in Provo Canyon
January 30th, 2007 @ 12:29pm
Sam Penrod Reporting
An ice climber fell to his death this morning near Bridal Veil Falls.
It's a tragic day for ice climbers, after a man died late this morning, after falling more than 200 feet to his death.
The man was ice climbing in Provo Canyon, just west of Bridal Veil Falls in an area known ironically as the stairway to heaven.
It is still not known whether there was an equipment malfunction or the ice was not strong enough, but we do know that the man fell from the second tier of ice down to the third tier of ice.
There were two other ice climbers in the area who called for help, but before they reached him, the victim had died from extensive head injuries.
Dennis Harris, Utah County Sheriff's Office: "We're in the process right now of recovering. We do know that he was wearing protective head-gear, but ya know that's quite a fall also."
Right now, several members of the Utah County Search and Rescue are on the mountain recovering the victim's body. It is a dangerous situation, but something that searchers here are well trained at doing.
So far, the victim's name has not been released. Police are not sure if he is from Utah.
Provo Canyon is known around the world for ice-climbing. It is a very popular place because that area is very steep, where there is water coming from the falls and it is also shaded from the sun during the entire winter.
Ice Climber Falls to His Death in Provo Canyon
January 30th, 2007 @ 12:29pm
Sam Penrod Reporting
An ice climber fell to his death this morning near Bridal Veil Falls.
It's a tragic day for ice climbers, after a man died late this morning, after falling more than 200 feet to his death.
The man was ice climbing in Provo Canyon, just west of Bridal Veil Falls in an area known ironically as the stairway to heaven.
It is still not known whether there was an equipment malfunction or the ice was not strong enough, but we do know that the man fell from the second tier of ice down to the third tier of ice.
There were two other ice climbers in the area who called for help, but before they reached him, the victim had died from extensive head injuries.
Dennis Harris, Utah County Sheriff's Office: "We're in the process right now of recovering. We do know that he was wearing protective head-gear, but ya know that's quite a fall also."
Right now, several members of the Utah County Search and Rescue are on the mountain recovering the victim's body. It is a dangerous situation, but something that searchers here are well trained at doing.
So far, the victim's name has not been released. Police are not sure if he is from Utah.
Provo Canyon is known around the world for ice-climbing. It is a very popular place because that area is very steep, where there is water coming from the falls and it is also shaded from the sun during the entire winter.