Kimberly Evans, 26, a preschool teacher at J E Cosgriff Memorial School in Salt Lake City, Utah.  Kimberly's body was located below a waterfall in Bells Canyon, Utah, this morning east of Salt Lake City following a tragic accident June 26th when she and a companion slipped trying to cross the water above the 90' falls.  (Evans family photo/Deseret News)

The body of Kimberly Evans, 26, was found Tuesday, July 6th, about 11:20 a.m. MDT, below one of the waterfalls in Bells Canyon, east of Salt Lake City, Utah.

Evans, a preschool teacher at J E Cosgriff Memorial School in Salt Lake City, had been on a first date hiking with Joseph Clark, 24, of Sandy, Utah, on June 26th when they attempted crossing the creek several feet above the falls.  Both apparently lost their footing and attempted to help each other, and went into the dangerous water and over the falls.

Clark was seen entering the water by witnesses, who pulled him from below the falls.  He was later taken by air ambulance to Intermountain Medical Center in Salt Lake City, treated and released with minor injuries to his hip and head after going over the 90' waterfall.

Previous searches for Evans had been suspended because of difficult recovery conditions, with the water being higher and faster than usual.   The location where the pair is said to have attempted crossing where the creek is about 8' across is used by many hikers.  The accident is the second this month to result in injury or fatality at that location.

Kimberly's body was located about 40' downstream from where Joseph Clark was pulled from the water, about 90' from the base of the 90' falls in a deeper section of water where debris was gathered near a strainer.  Because the water level was lower Tuesday morning, recovery efforts were more easily resumed. 

Bells Canyon is a popular hiking destination in Utah, and Kimberly Evans is said to have been an avid outdoorswoman.

Kimberly is the daughter of Paul and Tammy Evans of LaBarge, Wyoming.  She is survived by her parents, a brother Sheldon, and sisters Aletha and Amber.

A memorial service is scheduled for Kimberly Evans Tuesday night, July 6th, in Holladay, Utah, at the LDS Church at 4032 South 2300 East, and is open to the public.  Her funeral will be held at the LDS Church in LaBarge, Wyoming (Highway 189 and Calpet Road), on Friday, July 9th, at 11:00 a.m. 

Kimberly Evans with her family, from left to right, her brother Sheldon (currently an LDS missionary in Argentina), her sisters Aletha and Amber, her mother Tammy, and her father Paul Evans.  Kim is seated in the front.  (Evans family photo) 

On the Web:

 The Falls - Open Salon/Kathy Riordan

Waterfall Victim Presumed Dead - Salt Lake Tribune

First Hike of the Summer - Mommy Memorandum blog 

Memorial Service Planned for Woman Who Fell From Waterfall - Deseret News 

Police Find Body of Missing Woman in Bells Canyon - Deseret News 

Kimberly's father, Paul Evans, speaks to local television (video) - FOX13