Missing avid hiker, 33, found dead after falling 500 feet to death in Utah park

Body of avid hiker, 33, who went missing for three days in Canyonlands National Park is found after he fell 500 feet to his death The body of missing hiker Jonathan Hogue, 33, was found on Friday He went missing while hiking at Canyonlands National Park in Utah on Tuesday He was found at the base of Green River Overlook, near where his car was parked Authorities believe he fell 500 feet to his death from the overlook  After he failed to return a search for him was launched Officials said he didn't leave an itinerary with anyone  He was a PhD student studying geography at the University of Iowa  He was also a teaching assistant, painter, and avid hiker known to go off trails 

By Marlene Lenthang For Dailymail.com

Published: 16:47 GMT, 17 March 2019 | Updated: 16:47 GMT, 17 March 2019

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A missing Iowa man who disappeared while hiking at a national park in Utah was found dead on Friday after falling 500 feet to his death, authorities say. 

Jonathan Hogue, 33, was a graduate teaching assistant at the University of Iowa and an avid hiker who vanished while hiking in the Canyonlands National Park in Utah on Tuesday.

Three days later following an exhaustive search effort his body was found at the base of the Green River Overlook.  

The body of missing hiker Jonathan Hogue, 33, was found on Friday after he went missing on Tuesday during his hike at the Canyonlands National Park in Utah

He was a PhD student studying geography and teaching assistant at the University of Iowa

The body of missing hiker Jonathan Hogue, 33, was found on Friday after he went missing on Tuesday during his hike at the Canyonlands National Park in Utah

Authorities believe he fell 500 feet to his death off one of the many peaks there, the San Juan County Sheriff's office said in a news release. 

His car was located at

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