Teen girl dies after fall in Santaquin Canyon

Jun 18, 2018, 11:55 AM | Updated: Aug 4, 2022, 8:34 am

KSL NewsRadio Staff

SANTAQUIN, Utah County — A 16-year-old girl has died after falling about 60 feet in Santaquin Canyon, officials say.

Utah County Sheriff’s Sgt. Spencer Cannon tweeted about 11 a.m. Monday that the girl had fallen while about 4 miles up the canyon. An officer at the scene shortly after the girl fell performed CPR, but the teen didn’t survive.

The girl’s name and details about the circumstances surrounding the fall were not immediately released.

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