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16-year-old boy dies after falling more than 100 feet on popular Little Cottonwood Canyon trail

The teen was hiking Devil’s Castle Trail, a steep, exposed climb that takes hikers up nearly 1,500 feet.

(Francisco Kjolseth  | The Salt Lake Tribune) Low clouds obscure fall colors in this 2024 image of Little Cottonwood Canyon. A teen died after falling more than 100 feet Wednesday while hiking Devil's Castle Trail, at the top of the canyon.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Low clouds obscure fall colors in this 2024 image of Little Cottonwood Canyon. A teen died after falling more than 100 feet Wednesday while hiking Devil's Castle Trail, at the top of the canyon.