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Related: About this forum2 fall to their deaths from scenic overlook at Bryce Canyon National Park
2 fall to their deaths from scenic overlook at Bryce Canyon National Park
The man and woman appeared to have climbed over a safety railing atop Inspiration Point.

(Eva Parziale | AP file photo) This May 25, 2017 photo shows a view of the hoodoos at Inspiration Point in Bryce Canyon National Park in Utah.
By Neil Vigdor | The New York Times | April 30, 2025, 8:34 p.m. | Updated: 10:35 p.m.
Two people plunged about 380 feet to their deaths from a popular lookout spot at Bryce Canyon National Park in Utah, authorities said Tuesday, the day their bodies were recovered.
It was unclear what had led to their falls or how long their bodies had been there, but the two, a man and a woman, appeared to have climbed over a safety railing atop Inspiration Point, said Wade Mathews, a spokesperson for the Garfield County Sheriffs Office.
Officials identified them as Matthew Nannen, 45, and Bailee Crane, 58. They said the two had been living in a U-Haul truck at the time of their deaths and their last known address was in Florida.
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This article originally appeared in The New York Times.
The man and woman appeared to have climbed over a safety railing atop Inspiration Point.

(Eva Parziale | AP file photo) This May 25, 2017 photo shows a view of the hoodoos at Inspiration Point in Bryce Canyon National Park in Utah.
By Neil Vigdor | The New York Times | April 30, 2025, 8:34 p.m. | Updated: 10:35 p.m.
Two people plunged about 380 feet to their deaths from a popular lookout spot at Bryce Canyon National Park in Utah, authorities said Tuesday, the day their bodies were recovered.
It was unclear what had led to their falls or how long their bodies had been there, but the two, a man and a woman, appeared to have climbed over a safety railing atop Inspiration Point, said Wade Mathews, a spokesperson for the Garfield County Sheriffs Office.
Officials identified them as Matthew Nannen, 45, and Bailee Crane, 58. They said the two had been living in a U-Haul truck at the time of their deaths and their last known address was in Florida.
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This article originally appeared in The New York Times.
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mahatmakanejeeves
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Demovictory9
(35,562 posts)1. Suicide?
2naSalit
(96,617 posts)2. Maybe.
Hard to say, took some effort to get over the fence. Most of the barriers in most parks have been beefed up in recent years but people still get around them.
Irish_Dem
(69,059 posts)4. Looks like this may be the case.
They both had to climb over the barrier.
Or perhaps murder-suicide.
Living in a truck, no home address.
Perhaps despondent, or drug/alcohol, etc.
doc03
(37,770 posts)3. Maybe taking a selfie. nt
Silent Type
(9,142 posts)5. No rangers after trump firings?