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LAS VEGAS — A former St. George resident who died in a hiking accident is being remembered as a talented musician and his former classmates and colleagues plan to honor him with a memorial concert Friday.
David Edmunds, 23, moved to St. George and attended Tuacahn High School for the Performing Arts from 2007-2011, according to Tuacahn High School Assistant Principal Ryan Anderson. Edmunds moved to Las Vegas after graduation and was hiking near Red Rock Canyon Friday when he fell and sustained fatal injuries, according to Tuacahn High School Administration.
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police received a call around 10 a.m. Sunday from a hiker who said they discovered a body while shooting BB guns at Far Hills and Fox Hill near Red Rock Canyon, according to public information officer Laura Meltzer. Officers arrived on scene, but were unable to reach the body so search and rescue teams were deployed.
"That can be pretty rugged terrain," Meltzer said.
Meltzer said preliminary reports from medical personnel indicated the death was caused from the fall, but it was unclear how far he fell.
"He was really defined probably by his music," he said. "He was an excellent cellist and electric guitarist. Just always had a guitar. A very quiet, very talented, very capable musician. He was always a great student and very well liked. … Just unfortunate that such a young talented person doesn't get to create anymore."
Edmund's funeral will be held Friday at 10 a.m. at the LDS Church at 625 E. Center St. in Ivins and is open to the public. His former orchestra teacher and classmates plan to hold a memorial concert for him later that afternoon at 4 p.m. The concert will be held at the same location and is open to the public.
Edmund's mother, Glenda Edmunds, said anyone who wants to donate in memory of her son can do so at the Ivins No Kill Animal Shelter (INKAS.)
"He was an exceptional young man," Glenda Edmunds said of her son.
