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Motorcyclist dies in tunnel crash at Zion National Park

A Sept. 15, 2015, file photo, shows Zion National Park near Springdale, Utah. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

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By Marvin Clemons / Las Vegas Review-Journal

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A 19-year-old male motorcyclist died in a crash at Zion National Park on Thursday night.

The collision occurred in the Zion-Mount Carmel Tunnel, park officials said in a news release.

National Park Service staff and Hurricane Valley Fire District emergency medical personnel responded to the incident and performed CPR, but the man was pronounced dead.

The Zion-Mount Carmel Tunnel closed temporarily during response operations and was then reopened.

Contact Marvin Clemons at mclemons@reviewjournal.com.

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