The Salt Lake County Sheriff's Office has released the identity of the hiker whose life was tragically claimed by a rockslide in the Lone Peak Wilderness Area. During a hike near Bell's Canyon, David Mull, 49, fell roughly 700 feet following a rockslide that occurred on Saturday. The incident was first reported by KUTV, confirming Mull as the victim.
Responding to the emergency was Salt Lake County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue team at approximately 8:45 a.m. on July 19th. Having been first on the scene, a doctor who was hiking in the same region made an attempt to render aid to the fallen hiker. Efforts to save Mull were futile, and he was pronounced dead at the scene, as noted by ABC4. Tragically swept by the rockslide, Mull's descent spanned a fatal 700 feet.
The troubling event has warranted an investigation by local authorities, who have concluded that no other hikers were harmed in the sudden geological upheaval. In a discussion sharing details of the precariousness of the terrain, a witness to the disaster, Damon Stewart, described the hike to FOX 13 News as likely being compromised by recent weather. "It can be pretty treacherous,” he said, “When you go to the upper falls, you climb about 1,000 vertical feet in like 10 minutes." Stewart attributed the loosening of boulders to Friday night's water and rain, which Stewart concluded, as per FOX 13.
