Deputies in Utah are praising the “brave, courageous” actions of an ice climber they said died after pushing another climber out of the way of falling ice.

A 41-year-old woman lost her life while saving a fellow climber on Sunday in Duchesne County, Utah, when she pushed the younger woman out of the way of a falling ice column.

Duchesne County officials are seeking permission to bulldoze a paved highway through Gate Canyon, creating an oil tanker thoroughfare from the Uinta Basin through Utah’s Nine Mile Canyon.

Raven Falls, near Utah's Indian Canyon, is pictured frozen and covered in snow. Duchesne County Sheriff's Office / Facebook ... Duchesne County Sheriff's Office / Facebook ...

Three people were climbing a frozen waterfall called Raven Falls near Indian Canyon in Duchesne County, Utah, on Sunday when the massive ice column gave way, according to the Duchesne County ...

The Duchesne County Sheriff's Office said the woman died while saving a fellow hikers life near Indian Canyon in Utah on Sunday. Hotspots ranked Start the day smarter ☀️ Funniest cap messages ...

Deputies in Utah are praising the “brave, courageous” actions of an ice climber they said died after pushing another climber out of the way of falling ice.

Deputies in Utah are praising the “brave, ... The 41-year-old woman was climbing ice falls in Duchesne County near Indian Canyon with two others Sunday when an ice column suddenly broke away, ...

The 41-year-old woman was climbing ice falls in Duchesne County near Indian Canyon with two others Sunday when an ice column suddenly broke […] Skip to content All Sections ...