Hiker dies from heat-related illness at Grand Canyon National Park

A hiker died after experiencing a heat-related illness while trekking along the Bright Angel Trail in Grand Canyon National Park on Wednesday, authorities said Saturday.

The Park’s Regional Communications Center received reports around 1:40 p.m. that an 18-year-old male was “experiencing heat-related symptoms below Havasupai Gardens on the Bright Angel Trail,” according to a news release.

The National Park Service rangers found the individual about 30 feet below the trail near Garden Creek. The rangers conducted rapid response efforts and coordinated a helicopter rescue operation but the individual died.

According to the release, he was on a day hike from South Rim to the Colorado River and back, using the Bright Angel Trail.

Park rangers are now coordinating with the Coconino County Medical Examiner’s Office to investigate the incident.

The individual’s name has not been released because authorities are notifying the next of kin. No other information was made available.

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