Hiker Dies of Suspected Heart Attack in Utah’s Zion National Park, Authorities Say

Published on January 28, 2024

SPRINGDALE, Utah—A man died of a suspected heart attack while hiking a strenuous trail in Utah’s Zion National Park, authorities said Friday. The 63-year-old man from San Diego, California, was found unresponsive on the West Rim Trail on Friday afternoon, the National Park Service said in a statement. Other hikers on the trail performed CPR while awaiting the arrival of rangers, who continued CPR and used a heart monitor and an automated external defibrillator to deliver electric shocks in a bid to revive him. More than 20 search and rescue team members and emergency medical personnel responded to the scene, the statement said. But after an hour a half of resuscitation efforts, the man was pronounced dead....