SALT LAKE CITY—A mountain climber and a cliff diver have died in separate incidents at national recreation spots in the West, officials said.
Cory Ryan Ehrnschwender, 36, of Cincinnati died while cliff-jumping at Lake Powell, the Salt Lake Tribune reported Saturday. The lake is located in southern Utah and northern Arizona in the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area.
Witnesses reported a person jumping off a cliff from a height of about 50 feet and then not resurfacing Thursday. The Utah Department of Public Safety Dive Team located Mr. Ehrnschwender’s body Friday using a side scan sonar.
State and federal officials are investigating the incident….