last night's deadly fall in red rock canyon remains under investigation tonight. 31-year-old justin manering fell about 160 feet. as 8 news now's mauricio marin found out... the tragedy appears to have happened in an area often under-estimated for the danger it presents. <<< ((madeu it's always worth it once you get to the top." )) madel cruz knows there are risks when hitting the trails. but is saddened to hear that a fellow outdoorsman fell to his death at red rock canyon. and for branch whitney with 52 peak hiking club...he works to point out the potential dangers often over looked with many trails. ((branch whitney/52 peak club "a lot of times these trails end and that's where people get into trouble if they haven't done their research.")) he says hiking spots like ice box canyon---that appear easy---still have a lot of peak club: "what they don't realize is it's slick because when there is water there water and sand stone can at times make things slick." )) ((mauricio marin)) although the investigation continues on how justin manering fell... whitney suspects it may have happened toward

last night 31 year old justin manering fell 150 feet at icebox canyon at red rock. police say the las vegas resident was on an evening hike with a group - when it happened. a fellow hiker had to walk out far enough to get cellphone reception..and call fo time rescuers arrived - manering was dead. nats fox 5 stopped by the canyon today to get a feel for it and came across a couple of hikers - some with their children. 41-44 asun pareja, spain: he's sporty kid so he did great. he did better than me. 45-53 scott mcnulty, henderson: we had a great time. its a perfect day. start early before it gets too hot. and ice box is nice because you can get some shade on the south side of 54-1:09 theodros: "ice box canyon is known for it's low elevation and narrow slots making it a trail for moderately capable hikers. it's not clear what kind of experience this hiker had but officials with the bureau of land management say the fact that this hiker fell 150 feet - is very telling" 1:11-1:20 kathy august, bureau of land management: if he fell that high...he was not on the designated

. >> reporter: justin manering lived in las vegas for four or five years. but his mom and stepdad are in florida trying to process this 2300 miles away. we went back up to the canyon. very busy. visitors say it's excellent hiking and climbing but the terrain can be people want to get up, get a few. they want to look around. >> reporter: jp castel calls red rock canyon a mecca for serious climbers. it's easy to see conditions evolve quickly. easy walk in at icebox canyon giving way to this, steep cliffs and intense rock scrambling. the trail labeled difficult. >> you can be walking on the edge or scrambling up and trying can end your night. >> reporter: thursday night a fatal accident in this very spot. 31-year-old justin manering killed while climbing with a group of friends from. >> from what the core said he -- what the coroner said he was like 150 and then fell. >> reporter: news 3 spoke to his stepfather chip kight. >> he was outdoorsy. he >> reporter: according to the the clark county coroner's office, he died of blunt force trauma to the head. his fam

justin manering according to the coroner's office. he was hiking here with a group of people when he fell to his death at ice box canyon.")) ((madel cruz/hiker: "oh wow that's very sad." )) ((mauricio marin)) hikers at red rock canyon are saddened to hear about a fellow outdoorsman falling to his death. ((madel cruz/hiker: get to the top." )) ((mauricio marin)) madel cruz knows there are risks when hitting the trails. but branch whitney with 52 peak hiking club says the potential risks at areas like ice box canyon---which can seem like an easy place to get area for many---often have alot of unexpected hazards. ((branch whitney/52 peak club: "what they don't realize is it's slick because when there is water there water and sand stone can at times make things slick." )) ((mauricio marin)) although the investigation continues on how justin manering fell... ((branch whitney/52 peak club: "you're not going to l the wash because there's no where to fall that far." )) ((mauricio marin)) whitney suspects it may have happened towards the end o

. >> reporter: and thursday night, a fatal accident in this very spot. 31-year-old justin manering killed while climbing with a group of friends. >> from the coroner said he was

. >> reporter: and thursday night, a fatal accident in this very spot. 31-year-old justin manering killed while climbing with a group of friends. >> from the coroner said he was >> reporter: news 3 spoke to his stepfather chip kight in florida who said justin loved any activity that took him outside. >> he was outdoorsy. he loved to hike. he was just getting into climbing. he's been doing that for a few years. >> reporter: according to the coroner, he tried from blunt force trauma to the head. his family trying to reach out to friends who witnessed the accident. >> he was a good person. didn't have a mean bone in i don't know of anybody that didn't like him. made friends with anybody. >> now, justin's family said he was a waiter at a local italian restaurant. he also loved to play poker, especially text as hold 'em. denise rosch, news 3. >>> let's keep our eye to the sky. we have to because of what we're looking at here. >> looks ominous. ride. we've seen some storms pop up. chloe beardsley has more. >> it started on the west side of town. it's a regional thunderstorm. we've been fairly d

last night 31 year old justin manering fell 150 feet at icebox canyon at red rock. police say the las vegas resident was on an evening hike with a group - when it happened. a fellow hiker had to walk out far enough to get cellphone reception..and call for help. but by the time rescuers arrived - manering was dead. nats fox 5 stopped by the canyon today to get a feel for it and came across a couple of hikers - some with their children. 41-44 asun pareja, spain: he's sporty kid so he did great. he did better than me. 45-53 scott mcnulty, henderson: we had a great time. its a perfect day. start early before it gets too hot. and ice box is nice because you can get some shade on the south side of the canyon. 54-1:09 theodros: "ice box canyon is known for it's low elevation and narrow slots making it a trail for moderately capable hikers. it's not clear what kind of experience this hiker had but officials with the bureau of land management say the fact that this hiker fell 150 feet - is very telling" 1:11-1:20 kathy august, bureau of land management: if he fell that high.

justin manering was just 31 years old.. and while hiking with a group.. he fell 150 feet in ice box canyon. his friends called for help.. but it arrived too late. now the bureau of land management says the group may not have been hiking in a designated area. " kathy august, bureau of land was not on the designated trail because our trail pretty much stays on the bottom of the canyon " kelly says everyone who goes hiking should research the trail and be prepared. some of the less challenging trails are lost creek and the willop springs loop. in national news.. a bizarre incident at a nebraska airport started as a security scare.. and ended with a man in the hospital --now facing felony charges. man screaming police identify this screaming koonce.. and say he stripped down to his boxers.. hopped a barbed wire fence onto the airfield at the omaha international airport.. then found a pickup truck.. ramming it into the side of a southwest plane. (chief tim conahan/eppley airfield police):"he was going through what would appear to be a psychotic episode." koonc

last night 31 year old justin manering fell 150 feet at icebox canyon at red rock. police say resident was on an evening hike with a group - when it happened. a fellow hiker had to walk out far enough to get cellphone reception..and call for help. but by the time rescuers arrived - manering was dead. nats fox 5 stopped by the canyon today to get a feel for it and came across a couple of hikers - some with their children. 41-44 asun pareja, spain: he's sporty kid so he did great. he did better than me. 45-53 scott mcnulty, henderson: we had a great time. its a perfect day. start too hot. and ice box is nice because you can get some shade on the south side of the canyon. 54-1:09 theodros: "ice box canyon is known for it's low elevation and narrow slots making it a trail for moderately capable hikers. it's not clear what kind of experience this hiker had but officials with the bureau of land management say the fact that this hiker fell 150 feet - is very telling" 1:11-1:20 kathy august, bureau of land management: if he fell that high...he was not on the designated trai

a hiker fell and died at red rock. 31 year old justin manering fell 150 feet at ice box canyon. he was hiking with a group of friends when the accident happened his friends called for help-- b the time it arrived.... manering was dead. the bureau of land management says they may not have been hiking in a designated area. " kathy august, bureau of land management: if he fell that high...he was not on the designated trail because our trail pretty much stays on the bottom of the canyon " everyone who goes hiking should research the trail and be prepared. some of the less challenging trails are lost creek and the willop springs loop. lightning, storms, even flash flood warnings in parts sam argier is tracking the thunderstorms moving through our area. showers and thunderstorms will be popping up around southern nevada for your friday evening. overnight lows drop into the mid to upper 70s. any storms that form will drop heavy rain at times, bring gusty wind, and the potential for localized flash flooding. the moistu place for saturday, so we'll keep the chance of scattered thundersto