Mountain climber, cliff diver die in separate incidents at nationwide recreation spots within the West

SALT LAKE CITY — A mountain climber and a cliff diver have died in separate incidents at nationwide recreation spots within the West, officers mentioned.

Cory Ryan Ehrnschwender, 36, of Cincinnati died whereas cliff-jumping at Lake Powell, the Salt Lake Tribune reported Saturday. The lake is positioned in southern Utah and northern Arizona within the Glen Canyon Nationwide Recreation Space.

Witnesses reported an individual leaping off a cliff from a peak of about 50 ft (15 meters) after which not resurfacing Thursday. The Utah Division of Public Security Dive Staff positioned Ehrnschwender’s physique Friday utilizing a facet scan sonar.

State and federal officers are investigating the incident.

An Idaho mountain climber died after falling about 50 ft (15 meters) from a jagged peak in Wyoming’s Grand Teton Nationwide Park.

Braydan Duree of Kuna, Idaho, was with two different climbers Thursday when he fell on the Owen Chimney pitch whereas taking the Owen-Spalding climbing route of the Grand Teton, one in all three mountains within the Grand Teton Mountain Vary.

Rangers mentioned Duree’s accidents have been important, and he died within the park, the Idaho Statesman reported.

His physique was recovered by a helicopter, and the opposite two climbers have been additionally taken from the mountain.