A death investigation is underway at the Canyonlands National Park in Utah after a Colorado man was found dead on Monday, officials said.
Park staff at Hans Flat received a visitor report around 10 a.m. about an unoccupied vehicle in the Maze District, the National Park Service said.
Search and rescuers were dispatched to the area and found a body. The body was identified as a 48-year-old man from Nederland, Colorado. Officials did not immediately release his name.
The man’s body was recovered with help from the Wayne County Sheriff's Office and a Utah Department of Public Safety helicopter crew.
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The man’s cause of death is unknown. His body was taken to the Utah Office of the Medical Examiner for further investigation.
Officials said no additional information is avail...