A 60-year-old North Carolina man was discovered useless in Arizona’s Grand Canyon Nationwide Park on Wednesday after embarking on a solo hike, park officers mentioned.
The backpacker, whose identify was not launched publicly, was positioned on a rugged and distant path alongside the Colorado River that connects the Decrease Tapeats and Deer Creek camps, the Nationwide Park Service (NPS) mentioned.
He had set off on a solo multi-day backpacking journey from Thunder River to Deer Creek, and was reported lacking on Tuesday after failing to test in with a member of the family, in line with NPS.
NPS and the Coconino County Medical Examiner are investigating the incident. No additional particulars had been instantly accessible.
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The physique of a 60-year-old North Carolina man was discovered within the Grand Canyon Nationwide Park on Wednesday after he set off on the Thunder River Path-Deer Creek loop. (NPS Picture/M. Graden, File)
The hiker is believed to be the sixth particular person to die on the park in lower than a month and the 14th this 12 months. Park officers reported 11 fatalities in 2023 and mentioned there are normally about 10 to fifteen deaths per 12 months.
The Thunder River Path in Arizona’s Grand Canyon Nationwide Park takes hikers alongside Tapeats Creek, as seen within the above photograph. (NPS Picture/E. Foss, File)
The earlier deaths embody an 80-year-old man who authorities say died final Sunday on a business river journey after falling from a ship into the river close to Fossil Speedy, and a 33-year-old lady who was additionally discovered that day after a flash flood swept her away whereas mountaineering Aug. 22.
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A 20-year-old New Mexico lady was discovered Aug. 8 beneath Twin Overlooks; a 43-year-old Missouri man died Aug. 1 whereas making an attempt a prohibited BASE soar from Yavapai Level; and a 20-year-old North Carolina man fell to his dying July 31 on the South Rim.
It’s believed that the hiker’s dying is the sixth fatality at Grand Canyon Nationwide Park in lower than a month and the 14th dying this 12 months. (Jim Lane/Training Photographs/Common Photographs Group by way of Getty Photographs, File)
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The park can be dealing with unprecedented breaks in its solely water pipeline that has pressured accommodations to shut down in a single day stays throughout the park.
The Related Press contributed to this report.
