SALT LAKE COUNTY, Utah — A hiker on Mount Superior fell to his death on Thursday, according to the Salt Lake County Sheriff's Office.
The hiker, identified as 21-year-old Tanner Baran of Salt Lake City, was on the south ridge of Mount Superior in Little Cottonwood Canyon when the sheriff's office reported that he had "fallen a significant distance."
Search and rescue crews responded to the area and were able to locate Baran, who was pronounced dead at the scene.
The body has been removed from the mountain, with the assistance of DPS Aero Bureau.
Investigators say there was no indication of foul play and they believe it was an accident.
