Hiker falls 20 feet to his death at Zion

ST. GEORGE — A 55-year-old man died Friday after falling about 20 feet while on a hike with friends at Zion National Park.

The man fell around 3 p.m. on an unnamed canyon trail near state Route 9, about two miles west of the park's east entrance, according to park officials. A visitor to the park who reported the fall told officials the man had fallen about 20 feet and landed mainly on his head.

The man's friends immediately began administering CPR, park officials said. Rangers arrived on the scene soon after the accident but were unable to revive the man.

Park officials have not released the man's name.

— Clayton Norlen