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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.
Cedar City man dies in fall near Zion National Park Scott D. Pierce © Provided by Salt Lake Tribune The Salt Lake Tribune
A Utah man died Sunday when he fell while hiking in a remote area just east of Zion National Park.
Jeffrey Bowden, 55, of Cedar City, fell about 20 feet and hit his head, according to the Kane County Sheriff’s Office.
Bowden was hiking with a friend Sunday afternoon in a backcountry route known as Fat Man’s Misery. The friend “attempted to soften the landing,” according to a news release, and “sustained minor injuries” doing so. She tried to help Bowden, who died as a result of the fall, then “began the long process of hiking out” to contact help.