04-09-2017 20:05 via deseretnews.com

New Hampshire man dies while rappelling near Zion

MT. CARMEL, Kane County — A New Hampshire man died Sunday while rappelling in Eaglestead Hollow near Zion National Park.The 38-year-old man, whose name was not released, was hiking with four siblings down Eaglestead Hollow, which includes a series of rappels, and then planned on going through the Narrows in Zion. He was on the first rappel, which is about 300 feet in length, just before 11 a.m. when the incident occurred."For some unknown reason, the individual fell the last 80 feet to the
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