1 dead after motorboat flips at Grand Canyon National Park
2 years, 3 months ago

1 dead after motorboat flips at Grand Canyon National Park

Associated Press  

GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. — A 67-year-old man died after a motorboat flipped over during a Colorado River trip inside Grand Canyon National Park, officials said Sunday. Park officials said the boat overturned shortly after 2 p.m. Saturday at Bedrock Rapid, which rafting experts say is a large rocky island that divides the river into left and right channels. Members of the river trip group pulled Vanderlugt out of the water, saw he was unresponsive and began CPR, park officials said. The boat flipped in the rapid when it came up against a rock, said John Dillon, executive director of the Grand Canyon River Outfitters Association, which represents outfitters permitted in the canyon.

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Missing boater found dead at Grand Canyon National Park
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Missing boater found dead at Grand Canyon National Park

Associated Press  

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Another death in Grand Canyon as body of solo backpacker from North Carolina found
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Another death in Grand Canyon as body of solo backpacker from North Carolina found

The Independent  

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Man dies on river trip at Grand Canyon; 5th fatality in less than a month
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Man dies on river trip at Grand Canyon; 5th fatality in less than a month

Associated Press  

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Hiker found dead after camping at bottom of the Grand Canyon
6 months ago

Hiker found dead after camping at bottom of the Grand Canyon

The Independent  

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