16-year-old hiker dead after falling over 100 feet while hiking in Alta area

16-year-old boy dies after falling more than 100 feet on popular Little Cottonwood Canyon trail

The teen was hiking Devil’s Castle Trail, a steep, exposed climb that takes Utah hikers up nearly 1,500 feet.

Teen dies after falling around 100 feet while hiking Utah trail

ALTA, Utah (KSL) — A 16-year-old boy died after likely falling over 100 feet while hiking near Alta on Wednesday. Salt Lake County Sheriff’s Office’s search and rescue team responded to a report of a teen hiker “believed to have fallen more than 100 feet” while hiking Devils Castle Trail, the office said in a […]

Teen hiker dies after falling more than 100 feet from cliff in Little Cottonwood Canyon

A 16-year-old boy died after he fell more than 100 feet from a cliff while hiking Devils Castle Trail in Little Cottonwood Canyon.Search and rescue crews respon

16-year-old hiker dies after apparent 100-foot fall on Devils Castle Trail near Alta

SALT LAKE COUNTY, Utah, Aug. 19, 2026 (Gephardt Daily) — A 16-year-old boy died Wednesday after an apparent 100-foot fall on the Devils Castle Trail near Alta. First responders from the Salt Lake County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue Team, Alta Marshal’s Office and Utah Department of Public Safety Aero Bureau responded to the scene, where the teen was pronounced dead, according to the Sheriff’s Office. No other information was immediately av…

16-year-old hiker dead after falling over 100 feet while hiking in Alta area

Salt Lake County Sheriff's Office confirmed the hiker who fell over 100 feet at Devils Castle Trail in the Alta area was pronounced deceased at the scene. He was 16 years old.

16-year-old hiker dies after falling more than 100 feet in the Devils Castle area

LITTLE COTTONWOOD CANYON, Utah — A 16-year-old boy died Wednesday after falling more than 100 feet while hiking in the Devils Castle area above Little Cottonwood Canyon near Alta. The Salt Lake County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue team responded to the Devils Castle Trail after receiving a report that a hiker had fallen from a cliff. The teen was pronounced dead at the scene, according to local reports. The Alta Marshal’s Office and Utah De…