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Show Michigan Man Dies In Fall At BCNP BRYCE CANYON NATI-NAL NATI-NAL PARK - A 49-year-old man died from injuries sustained in a fall at Bryce Canyon National Park on Saturday, Oct. 11. The name of the deceased was released by Garfield County Sheriff Than Cooper. Frank Rozmus of Harrison Township, Michigan was hiking on the Queens Garden Trail. Witnesses reported that he left the trail, walked out on a narrow fin, and attempted to climb onto a hoodoo. Razmus slipped and fell out of sight. Park Rangers received the call at about 11:45 a.m. and the park search and rescue team was dispatched. In addition, the Tropic search and rescue team, county ambulance, and Garfield County Sheriff's office were dispatched. dis-patched. The team reached Razmus by rappelling from above and climbing up from below. They found him unresponsive with a head wound. He was pronounced pro-nounced dead at the scene. He ; was raised up a 170-foot cliff ' and then was carried out to a -; waiting ambulance by litter. This ' '. ! is the second falling fatality in j the park this year. ; ! Hoodoos are tall rock spires ; ! eroded into unusual shapes. . '. They are the features that make ; - . Bryce Canyon National Park so ' ; i famous. Because of the steep, ; ; crumbly nature of the rock for- ' ; mations, hikers are always ' reminded to stay on the trail and wear suitable footgear with good ; ankle support. Twelve rescuers from the National Park Service, Town of Tropic, and Garfield County were involved in the incident. 4 I |