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• Sheriff's office identifies hiker who died from fall at Bridal Veil Falls A Department of Public Safety helicopter and crew fly the body of an adult male off the mountain after they along with members of the Utah County Search and Rescue worked to secure and recover the body from a very steep rock face west of Bridal Veil Falls in Provo Canyon on Sunday, July 18, 2021. The man fell on Saturday afternoon while climbing with a juvenile who did not witness the accident. | Scott G Winterton, Deseret NewsA man…
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