Many SAR members couldn’t believe it when they were paged to Timpanogos Cave for the third time in four days. The first two calls had happy endings. The third was a tragedy. (Note: the first call Sunday night was just outside the Monument boundaries.)

Maintenance Ranger Rex Walker fell from the cave exit trail around 1:30 p.m. Rangers immediately launched rescue operations and SAR was paged. Rangers soon confirmed the fatality, and SAR worked with them to bring Walker down.

SAR expresses our deepest sympathies to both the Walker and NPS families.

News stories:

http://connect2utah.com/news-story?nxd_id=89625

http://www.fox13now.com/news/kstu-timpanogos-cave-worker-dies-in-500-foot-fall,0,7940522.story

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