Man dies at Grand Canyon after boat flips in Colorado River
Aug 27, 2024, 10:13 AM | Updated: 1:29 pm
A man died after a boating incident at the Grand Canyon on Aug. 25, 2024, officials said. (National Park Service File Photos)
(National Park Service File Photos)
PHOENIX — A man is dead after his boat flipped while he was boating at the Grand Canyon over the weekend.
The National Park Service said the 80-year-old man fell into the Colorado River at Fossil Rapid after the boating accident on Sunday.
Park officials received an emergency call alerting them of the situation from a commercial river trip around 3:40 p.m.
The report said CPR was being performed on the man.
Park rangers were flown in by helicopter but all attempts to resuscitate him failed.
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The National Park Service is investigating this death along with the Coconino County Medical Examiner. No further details were provided.
It’s believed to be the fifth reported fatality at the canyon in less than a month and the 13th this year, including a Gilbert woman who was swept away in a flash flood last week.
Park officials said there are typically about 10 to 15 deaths every year at the iconic park, including 11 fatalities in 2023.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
