A beloved National Park Service ranger died when he tripped, fell and struck his
head on a rock during an annual astronomy festival in southwestern Utah, park
officials said over the weekend.
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Tom Lorig was 78 when he died
after the incident at Bryce Canyon National Park late Friday.
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He was known for his extensive work as a ranger and
volunteer at 14 National Park Service sites, including Yosemite National Park,
Carlsbad Caverns National Park and Dinosaur National Monument, the park service
said in a statement Saturday.
“Tom Lorig served Bryce Canyon, the
National Park Service, and the public as an interpretive park ranger, forging
connections between the world and these special places that he loved,” Bryce
Canyon Superintendent Jim Ireland said in the statement.
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