Cedar City man dies after 20-foot fall in slot canyon
Vincent Snow
and last updated 2021-04-27 01:31:21-04
KANE COUNTY, Utah â A man died over the weekend after falling in a slot canyon area in southern Utah.
According to Kane County Sheriff Tracy Glover, 55-year-old Jeffrey Bowden of Cedar City fell about 20 feet Sunday afternoon in an area called Fat Man s Misery, just east of Zion National Park.
A friend who was hiking with Bowden saw him fall and even tried to soften his landing. She sustained minor injuries in doing so.
Officials say after the friend attended to Bowden and presumed he was dead, she hiked out to call for help.