PROVO, Utah — A 28-year-old man is dead after falling during a rappel in Rock Canyon, Monday night.
At about 5:40 p.m., Christopher Stockman was rappelling in the canyon known as the Red Slab area when he fell 70 feet, according to Provo authorities.
Stockman’s friends attempted to perform life-saving measures.
“The precise circumstance of the fall remains under investigation,” according to a Facebook post from Provo Police Department.
The man fell about 70 feet from the Red Slab area, according to a Facebook post from Provo Fire and Rescue.
The incident is under investigation.
