SALT LAKE CITY — A man died after getting caught in a rockslide in Little Cottonwood Canyon Saturday morning.
At about 8:45 a.m., Salt Lake County rescue teams responded to Bell's Canyon where a rockslide had occurred. Rescue crews had received report of a 49-year-old man who had been hiking alone near Pfeifferhorn when he fell about 700 feet.
A doctor that had been hiking in the area had found the man first and administered medical aid, officials said. The man died from his injuries on scene. His identity has not been released.
Rescue crews searched the area and confirmed no other individuals were injured in the slide, the sheriff's office said.
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