Hiker tumbles to his tragic end at stunning Montana national park
Brian Astle, 42, of Provo, was descending on a steep off-trail route above the Highline Trail on Mount Gould when he fell on Wednesday.
Search and rescue crews were called to Glacier National Park around 6pm, but operations had to be postpone to make sure they could safely extract his body from the trail, the National Park Service (NPS) said.
On Thursday morning, two helicopters retrieved the father-of-four's body and brought him to Apgar Horse Corral, where he was then transported to the Flathead County Coroner.
'The park extends their deepest condolences to the family and asks the public to respect the family's privacy,' NPS said in a statement.
Mount Gould is nearly 10,000 feet high and is the highest point along the Garden Wall.
Astle worked as a consultant for a software technology group in Salt Lake City and also sat on the board for BYU EMBA Endowment Fund, according to his LinkedIn.
He was often seen on social media enjoying football games at his alma mater, BYU, with his wife and spending with his three daughters and one son.
Astle worked as a consultant for a software technology group in Salt Lake City and also sat on the board for BYU EMBA Endowment Fund
They often went hiking with their dad and mom, Lauren Astle.
Lauren remembered her husband as a 'devoted husband, father, son, and brother,' in a Facebook post.
'Thank you for your love, support, and prayers during this difficult time,' she wrote.
His funeral will be held on Friday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Provo.
Daily Mail has reached out to family for comment.
In May, a German tourist died in a tragic fall while hiking at one of America's beautiful national parks in Utah.
Rudolf Peters, 77, from the town of Haltern am See in western Germany, lost his life on Tuesday afternoon after tumbling from the Windows Loop trail at Utah's Arches National Park.
The elderly visitor had been navigating a section of the popular trail when the devastating accident occurred, according to park officials.
Fellow hikers who witnessed the fall rushed to Peters' aid and immediately began performing CPR in a desperate attempt to save his life as emergency services rushed to the remote location.
He was pronounced dead on the scene.
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