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13-year-old S.W. Iowa boy dies in fall in Utah state park (2nd Iowan to die in Utah State Parks in one week)

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March 18th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

IVINS, Utah (AP) — Authorities say a teenage boy from southwest has died after falling inside Snow Canyon State Park in southwestern Utah. KUTV in Salt Lake City reports park officials say the incident happened Sunday afternoon. 13-year-old Elijah Baldwin, from Shenandoah, was free climbing with no ropes or equipment. The accident occurred at approximately 4:15 p.m. in the Pioneer Names area of the park. Park officials say he was dead at the scene. The boy was visiting his mother and two other children. The death remains under investigation. Baldwin was a 7th grader at Shenandoah Middle School. Shenandoah School District officials say grief counselors are available to talk to students and staff at the middle school this (Monday) afternoon from noon to 3 p.m. Funeral Services are pending. The Hackett-Livingston Funeral Home of Shenandoah is in charge of arrangements.

Last Friday, the body of a 33-year-old University of Iowa graduate student was found dead at Canyonlands National Park in southern Utah. The San Juan County Sheriff’s Office said Jonathan Hogue apparently fell 500 feet from to the base of the Green River Overlook. He was located following a search that began Tuesday. Hogue’s car was found near the overlook in the park’s Island in the Sky district. Hogue was described as an avid hiker known for going off trail and traveling long distances.