The body of a missing hiker has been found in Little Cottonwood Canyon.
Brent Rane, 31, of Salt Lake City, had been reported missing shortly after 1 a.m. Friday. According to Unified Police, he apparently slipped, fell and struck his head while hiking near Mount Superior in the Wasatch-Cache National Forest. His body was found about 7 a.m.
His body was brought down off the trail about 11 a.m.
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