Iconic arch collapses in southern Utah

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ARCHES NATIONAL PARK, Utah -- One of the largest and most visible arches in Arches National Park has collapsed.

Paul Henderson, the park's chief of interpretation, says Wall Arch collapsed sometime late Monday or early Tuesday.

The arch is along Devils Garden Trail, one of the most popular in the park.

The arch, first reported and named in 1948, was more than 33 feet tall and 71 feet across. It ranked 12th in size of the park's estimated 2,000 arches.

Henderson says it's the first collapse of a major arch in the park since Landscape Arch fell in 1991.

No one was injured in the collapse. The trail remains closed just beyond the ruins of Landscape Arch.

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