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News Release Date: August 31, 2021 Contact:Amanda Rowland
SPRINGDALE, UT – Zion National Park officials confirmed that 4:57 am MT Washington County Sheriff Deputies were involved in a pursuit starting in St George. The suspect was allegedly setting fires in dumpsters and to LDS churches. The suspect was pursued from St George into Zion National Park where he crashed at the Canyon Junction bridge. There the suspect was taken into custody. A small fire was started at the crash site and a Hurricane Brush truck was dispatched and put it out. The Washington County Sheriff’s Department, Springdale Fire and Police Department, Hurricane Fire Department and Zion National Park Law Enforcement worked as a team to resolve this issue. The incident is currently under investigation, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) is the lead agency.
Zion National Park
1 Zion Park Blvd.
Springdale,
UT
84767
Phone:
435-772-3256
If you have questions, please email zion_park_information@nps.gov. You can also listen to pre-recorded information by calling at any time. Rangers answer phone calls from 10 am to 5 pm Mountain Time, but a ranger may not answer if they are already speaking with someone else.
