Man Dies In Fall At Grand Canyon

Grand Canyon, AZ - On Saturday September 18th at 10:00am Grand Canyon National Park Dispatch Center received a report of a fall from the North Kaibab Trail. The NPS deployed a helicopter to search the area and was able to locate an unresponsive person approximately 500 feet below the trail in an area called Eye of Needle between the North Rim and Roaring Springs. By the time NPS crews arrived on scene by foot weather had moved in and prevented any further recovery operations.

The body is believed to be that of a 70 year old male from Washington State, who was hiking in the canyon with his wife at the time of the accident. It is uncertain as to how the accident occurred, as it was not witnessed.

Recovery operations to date have not been successful do to weather. Once the body is recovered it will be flown to the South Rim and turned over to the Flagstaff Medical Examiner for positive identification.