Officials identified the man as Corbin McMillen, 42, of St. George.
According to officials, McMillen told his mother he was going to hike the Angels Landing Trail at Zion on Feb. 18. Park rangers identified McMillen's unoccupied vehicle parked at the Grotto Trailhead around midnight on Feb. 18. When officials confirmed that the vehicle was still unoccupied the next morning, a formal search was conducted.
Later that afternoon on Feb. 19, park rangers discovered a male body at the base of Moonlight Buttress, the summit of which is located on the West Rim Trail near Angels Landing.
According to the press release, the preliminary investigation revealed that McMillen sustained injuries consistent with a high elevation fall. Officials said in the release that it was likely a fall from the summit of Moonlight Buttress.