Man in Garfield County dies after falling from ledge

Man in Garfield County dies after falling from ledge

A man is dead in Garfield County after he fell from a ledge while trying to surprise his wife on her birthday.
51-year-old Dee Jessop fell about 50 or 60 feet when he slipped in Circleville Canyon on Saturday. He was celebrating his wife’s birthday by attempting to climb up a cliff and use his bow to shoot a lighted arrow into a painted heart.
According to the Garfield County Sheriff’s Office, CPR was given right away and by ambulance crew when they arrived. Jessop was pronounced dead at the Garfield County Hospital due his injuries.