Indiana woman dies at Canyonlands National Park
Jun 29, 2023, 6:18 PM | Updated: Jun 30, 2023, 8:00 am

The sunrise at the Mesa Arch in the Canyonlands National Park. Park officials say a 61-year-old woman from Indiana died at the park on Wednesday, June, 27, 2023. (Photo credit: Getty Images)
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MOAB, Utah — Park officials at Canyonlands National Park say a 61-year-old woman from Indiana died Wednesday inside the park.
According to a news release, Grand County dispatch received a call Wednesday of an unresponsive female in the area of the Willow Flat Campground at the Island in the Sky district.
Emergency personnel from Grand and San Juan counties along with National Park rangers responded to the scene. However, the woman was pronounced dead at the scene.
The San Juan County Sheriff’s Office and the National Park Service are conducting a joint investigation into the manner and cause of the woman’s death.
The next of kin notifications have been made. However, the identity of the woman was not released.
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