Utah County student dies after bringing gun on school field trip, ‘appears’ to have fired it
Authorities are still investigating the shooting.
(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) The Provo River winds along Provo Canyon, where a ninth grader on a school field trip to South Fork Park died Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025, after suffering "what appears to be a self-inflicted gunshot," according to the Utah County Sheriff's Office.
