GRAND CANYON, Arizona — A hiker, identified as a 50-year-old San Angelo man, died at the Grand Canyon National Park, according to the National Park Service.
On Sunday afternoon, the Grand Canyon Regional Communications Center received a report of an unresponsive hiker on the Bright Angel Trail, approximately 100 feet below the Bright Angel Trailhead.
Bystanders initiated CPR as Xanterra Fire and Security and National Park Service medical personnel responded from the rim. All attempts by bystanders, Xanterra and NPS to resuscitate the man were unsuccessful. The park service said in a news release the hiker was trying to reach the rim from an overnight stay at Havasupai Gardens.
An investigation is being conducted by the NPS in coordination with the Coconino County Medical Examiner.