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Officials investigating after man dies at Utah County hot springs

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SPANISH FORK — A man is confirmed to have died at a hot springs in Utah County Friday morning and officials are still investigating exactly what happened.

Sgt. Spencer Cannon with the Utah County Sheriff's Office said a call for help came in around 7:45 a.m.

The situation happened at the Fifth Water hot springs located in Diamond Fork Canyon in Spanish Fork.

Initially the call came in as a medical situation, Cannon reported, and Search and Rescue crews responded to the area since CPR was in progress.

He was ultimately pronounced dead. Cannon said in a later update that he was found face-down in the water, but the cause of his death is not yet determined.

The victim has been identified as 42-year-old Devin Andrew Twedt of Nibley (Cache County).

Officials did say that the death was not related to a cougar attack that happened in the same area Thursday.

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