SPRINGVILLE, Utah (KUTV) — The Springville community gathered Saturday to honor a man who was found dead while camping with a youth church group near Wasatch Mountain State Park.

Alex Johnson was found dead on Thursday morning during a church-related youth camp, according to a statement from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

The church confirmed the incident did not occur on a church-owned campground. KUTV reached out to the Wasatch County Sheriff's Office for information on the cause of Johnson's death, but did not hear back by the time of publishing.

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