The National Park Service announced that veteran park ranger Tom Lorig, 78, passed away on Friday after a tragic accident at Bryce Canyon National Park.
The National Park Service said a park ranger at Bryce Canyon National Park died after tripping and falling while on duty Friday. The victim, 78-year-old Tom Lorig, was working with park visitors at the annual Astronomy Festival. Authorities said while he was directing visitors to a shuttle bus, Lorig fell and struck his head on a large rock before becoming unresponsive. A bystander alerted another park ranger. First responders arrived and unsuccessfully tried to revive Lorig.
RELATED: Boy, 12, dies after falling into swift-moving Utah river while vacationing with family"Tom Lorig served Bryce Canyon, the National Park Service, and the public as an interpretive park ranger, forging connections between the world and these special places that he loved," Park Superintendent Jim Ireland said in an online news release, "As our community processes and grieves this terrible loss, we extend our deepest condolences to all of Ranger Lorig’s family and friends.
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