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. CNN values your feedback 1.

An ice climber identified by friends and colleagues as 41-year-old Meg O'Neill died Sunday after pushing a younger climber out of the way of an ice column at Raven Falls, Utah.

The 41-year-old climber was crushed beneath an enormous ice column that detached while she and two others tried ascending a frozen waterfall.

One of the climbers, a 41-year-old woman, was able to push her 21-year-old fellow climber out of the way of the falling ice, likely saving her life, the sheriff's office said.

A Montana man considered to be an avid ice climber, fell to his death on Saturday while climbing near Grotto Falls in Hyalite Canyon, near Bozeman, Montana.

Meg O'Neill, a mentor to young refugees, died after pushing a young woman into safety. They were ascending the frozen Raven Falls in Utah with another climber when the ice cracked, police said.

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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.

(CNN) — 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. The 41-year-old woman was ...

The woman pushed a 21-year-old ice climber out of the way of falling ice before she was trapped under a massive ice chunk at Raven Falls in Duchesne County, Utah. Skip Navigation.