Zion National Park releases identity of hiker who died in Friday fall

By GABRIELLA BENAVIDEZ LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL

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Petita Abblitt, 63, takes in the view of the canyon below while hiking Angels Landing, a 5-mile round-trip trail that climbs 1,500 feet up to the peak, in Utah’s Zion National Park. (Rachel Crosby/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Hikers scramble toward the peak of Angels Landing during the last half-mile stretch of the strenuous trail in Utah’s Zion National Park. (Brett Le Blanc/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

A hiker who was found dead Friday at Zion National Park has been identified as Florida resident Tate Ryan Volino, park officials said Monday.

Officials said in a statement that Volino, 45, fell from the Angels Landing trail around 8:20 a.m. Friday.

Volino lived in Osprey, Florida, and was an author and volunteer. He is survived by a wife and two sons, ages 13 and 15.

“We are all very saddened by this accident, and profound loss,” Zion National Park Superintendent Jeff Bradybaugh said in a statement. “Our deepest condolences go out to the Volino family, friends and loved ones.”

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