Heroic Woman Sacrifices Life to Save Fellow Climber in Tragic Ice Climbing Accident

A 41-year-old woman has died after she pushed another climber to safety in Utah when an ice column split and fell.

The Duchesne County Sheriff’s Office said Tuesday in a news release that the woman was able to push a fellow climber to safety before she was crushed by an enormous ice column that detached from the terrain above. The climber that pushed her fellow climber out of the way of the falling ice was trapped underneath two huge blocks of ice and did not survive.

The woman was found dead Monday afternoon with the help of Utah and Wasatch County search and rescue crews, the Duchesne City Volunteer Fire Department and volunteer ice climbers.

The incident occurred Sunday when three people were climbing Raven Falls. The woman was identified as the climber who was killed but her name was not released.

The Duchesne County Sheriff’s Office said that the incident serves as a reminder to be aware of the potential dangers of ice climbing. They urged climbers to take extra precautions and to be aware of the conditions of the ice.