May 15, 2018 - 8:10 AM
SALT LAKE CITY - Officials say a vandal turned himself in after receiving backlash on social media for defacing a rock at a popular hiking spot in Zion National Park.
Authorities say the visitor wrote his Instagram username on a rock at Angels Landing in the southwestern Utah park.
Photographer Joe Braun saw the graffiti and posted a photo of it on Facebook, prompting his followers to contact the vandal to complain.
Park authorities say the vandal is co-operating with the ongoing investigation. Authorities say criminal and civil penalties are pending.
Park officials say crews cleaned the area Monday, but restoration can be a costly and lengthy process.
News from © The Associated Press, 2018