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Foy, Paul. “Rafters Killed in Zion National Park Identified.” KSL.com, April 27, 2010. Accessed July 29, 2016. https://www.ksl.com/?sid=10550591.
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———. “S. Utah Flood Kills 3 from S.L. Area.” Salt Lake Tribune, September 19, 1961. Accessed July 28, 2016. www.newspapers.com/image/9846386/?terms=Alvin%2BNelson.
Knoss, Trent. “Hiker Dies in Zion Narrows.” Backpacker.com. Accessed July 29, 2016. www.backpacker.com/news-and-events/news/trail-news/hiker-dies-in-zion-narrows.
Mahoney, Sean. “Zion National Park: Hiker Perishes after Getting Stuck in Flooded ‘Narrows.’” Inquisitr.com, September 29, 2014. Accessed July 29, 2016. www.inquisitr.com/1507920/zion-national-park-hiker-perishes-after-getting-stuck-in-flooded-narrows.
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Sheer, Julie. “More Deaths at Zion National Park.” Outposts, Los Angeles Times, April 28, 2010. Accessed July 29, 2016. http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/outposts/2010/04/another-death-at-angels-landing.html.
Skoloff, Brian. “Skull Linked to UT Scout Missing Since 1961 Flood.” San Diego Union-Tribune, May 11, 2012. Accessed July 28, 2016. www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2012/may/11/skull-linked-to-ut-scout-missing-since-1961-flood/.
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Chapter 2
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Chapter 3
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St. Germain, Patrice. “Zion National Park Has First Fatality in 2 Years.” Spectrum (St. George, UT), August 23, 2006, as posted on the Canyon Collective discussion forum. Accessed August 10, 2016. http://canyoncollective.com/threads/fall-from-angels-landing.9924.
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Chapter 4
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