Overview
- A 43-year-old man from Hillsborough, California, died in Spry Canyon after a short fall while canyoneering alone, and another party found him and called rescuers who pronounced him dead at the scene.
- Deputies said the recovery was in a lower-level section of the canyon, and investigators believe rock scrambling likely led to an accidental fall.
- Officials have not released the man’s name, and the Washington County Sheriff’s Office continues to investigate with the state medical examiner.
- The case is the park’s second fatal fall in less than a week, following the earlier death of 68-year-old Gilberto Ramos on the Angels Landing route.
- Ramos’ death was the first on Angels Landing since a 2022 permit requirement for its chained summit section, while Spry Canyon is a 3-mile canyoneering route with multiple rappels up to 165 feet that also sees non-technical rock scrambling.