Man dies parachuting at the Grand Canyon, 2nd fatality in 2 days
Park rangers were able to recover the man's body about 500 feet below the rim, along with a deployed parachute.
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Park rangers were able to recover the man's body about 500 feet below the rim, along with a deployed parachute.
The body of a North Carolina man who fell 400 feet near a scenic viewpoint on the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park has been recovered, authorities say.
The man's death comes amid warnings of high heat in the area and is the second death recorded in the Grand Canyon this summer.
Park officials said Thomas Robison was believed to have attempted to travel down the river with his dog on a wooden raft.
A photo of the raft the man is believed to have used shows just a few long planks assembled together.
A 55-year-old man died while trying to hike Bright Angel Trail, which takes hikers from the South Rim of the Grand Canyon to the Colorado River.
A 63-year-old man fell and hurt his shoulder on the third or fourth day of a weeklong backpacking trip and was rescued by helicopter near Kanab Creek in the Grand Canyon's North Rim.
Ranjith Varma died while trying to hike from the South Rim to the North Rim in one day, authorities said.
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In the summer, temperatures on exposed parts of the trail can reach over 120 degrees in the shade.
The National Park Service says the Indiana woman became "pulseless" after emergency personnel reached her on the trail and resuscitation efforts failed.
The 56-year-old man was on a day hike to the Colorado River and back, park officials said.
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The tour group was stuck at the bottom of the cavern due to a malfunctioning elevator.
Temperatures hit 115 degrees the day Delphine Martinez's body was found, the National Park Service says.
The 44-year-old man fell about 200 feet.
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It happened in Grand Canyon National Park, where officials said she got swept away by the river's rapid currents.
Margaret Osswald, 34, is the fourth person to die this year within Grand Canyon National Park, a spokeswoman said.
Boaters pulled Mary Kelley out of the water but their administration of CPR and subsequent resuscitation efforts by park rangers were unsuccessful, officials said.
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