Utah climber dies after falling from Gould Hill in Glacier National Park

A rock outing by a national park tourist turned a national park visitor deadly after authorities said the fall caused his death.

Brian Astle, 42, of Provo, Utah, fell a steep off-road climb from the west of Mount Gould inside Glacier National Park on Wednesday, National Park Service officials confirmed.

The accident happened before 6 p.m. on July 9, when the Glacier National Park dispatch received a report from people who fell off Gould Hill from above the High Line trail.

Park Rangers worked with air search and rescue personnel to find Astle. However, the operation was postponed overnight to ensure that Astle's body could be safely restored.

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The next morning, Parker ranger located Astel's body and transported him to a nearby horse corral until he could be transferred to the coroner's office.

Officials said an investigation is underway and there is no other information yet.

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Scenic landscape of Montana Glacier National Park. (Getty Image)

According to the National Park Service, Mount Gould is 9,557 feet tall, making it the highest point in the garden walls of Glacier National Park.

“The park expresses its deepest condolences to families and asks the public to respect the family's privacy,” the park officials wrote in a press release.

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Beautiful panoramic view of Logan Pass in Montana Glacier National Park heading to Sun Road (Getty Image)

Back in August 2024, a missing climber was found dead after vanishing from his hiking party.

Grant Marcuccio, 32, of Whitefish, Montana, suffered from “traumatic injury” due to “obvious falls.” The National Park Service said.

“Marcuccio was separated from his party to the summit McPartland peak and planned to meet at designated locations,” officials said, but “the hiking party reminded Marcuccio that Marcuccio had never entered the meeting place.”

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Fox Weather reports that Glacier National Park is known for its “beautiful glacial lakes, waterfalls, valleys and alpine meadows”, but it can also “experience rapid changing and extreme weather.”

The park’s website states: “Please note that mountain weather is unpredictable; always be prepared for all kinds of conditions.”

Greg Norman and Pilar Arias of Fox News Digital contributed to the report.

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