We set out to answer the question, why do so many people die at Angel's Landing? IE 11 is not supported. I started wailing, and said Oh, my boy. And its not just because of climbers tackling the famed peaks of Half Dome or El Capitan. You decide. Far from an indulgence of any fascination with the macabre, our wish in creating this post is to alert would-be Angels Landing summiteers to the trails dangers and bring attention to a worrying trend that threatens to impact the safety of trails far beyond this small corner of southwest Utah. Zion National Park two Utah men who have died in the last month, who studies deaths in the national park system, reaching almost 4.5 million people in 2019, George Sender, age 63, of Illertissen, Germany; died Aug. 2, 2000, Kristoffer Jones, 14, of Long Beach, California; June 25, 2004, Bernadette Vandermeer, 29, of Las Vegas; Aug. 22, 2006, Barry Goldstein, 53, of St. Louis, June 8, 2007, Nancy Maltez, 55, of Glendora, California; Aug. 9, 2009, Tammy Grunig, 50, of Pocatello, Idaho; Nov. 27, 2009, Regine Milobedzki, 63, of Upland, California; April 27, 2010, Ryan Volino, 45, of Osprey, Florida; March 2, 2017, 13-year-old girl of Colorado City, Arizona; Feb. 5, 2018, Pradeep Beryl Solomon, 35, of Salt Lake City; April 16, 2019, Savannah McTague, 19, of Newport, Maine; Nov. 21, 2019, Corbin McMillen, 42, of St. George, Utah; Feb. 19, 2021, Jason Hartwell, 43, of Draper, Utah; March 4, 2021. Typically there are about 110 major search and rescue missions, but more than 160 were reported as of October, the Salt Lake Tribune reported. SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) A family of experienced campers got a front-row seat to Tuesday's flash flooding in Zion National Park, in southern Utah. The infamous Angels Landing hike in Zion National Park is commonly rated as one of the most dangerous hikes in the United States, and if you look at an Angels Landing deaths list its easy to see why. Kings Canyon National Park is considered one of the best national parks in the USA for several reasons. The body of Jason Hartwell, 43, of Draper, was found Friday morning at the base of the summit. And thats easy to work with. The potential for a crash into a tree or another vehicle or even to careen off the road is very real. Zion National Park - 196 miles. If you have questions, please email zion_park_information@nps.gov. Rangers at Zion National Park recovered the body of a 26-year-old woman inside Mystery Canyon late Sunday who apparently fell while canyoneering. Date: November 29, 2021 Contact: Jonathan Shafer, (435) 772-0145 SPRINGDALE, Utah - This weekend, the Zion National Park Technical Search and Rescue Team responded to an emergency call at the exit of Heaps Canyon. 35 Mile - Zion National Park Panoramic Helicopter Flight 21 Recommended Adventure Tours from $186.00 per adult Zion National Park: Private Guided Hike & Picnic 25 Recommended from $269.00 per adult (price varies by group size) East Zion 4 Hour Slot Canyon Canyoneering UTV Tour 202 Recommended Adventure Tours from $159.00 per adult However, there were no deaths on the trail in 2022. Exploring-the-Forces-of-the-Northern-Range-boardwalk-600250 He says that would detract from the natural setting. Statistically speaking, you are most likely to die in a vehicle accident in Great Smoky, which is saying something for a park whose 522,427 acres of mountains and rivers offer ample opportunities for falling or drowning. She wonders if such a ranger could have watched out for her son. On the Yosemite Decimal System scale, the hike is given a rating of 3 (moderate, but exposed scrambling), which puts it in company with many other popular hikes around the globe Scotlands Aonach Eagach Ridge, the Sawtooth on Colorados Mt Evans, Crib Goch on Snowdon, or any of a hundred or so hikes in the Italian Dolomites where recorded deaths are low by comparison.