Overview

• The hiker, a 67-year-old from Alvarado, Texas, turned back at Skeleton Point before collapsing while ascending the South Kaibab Trail.
• Bystanders began CPR at about 11:50 a.m. on July 8 as park rangers and medical staff arrived on foot but were unable to revive him.
• The National Park Service cited summer temperatures above 120 °F in exposed inner-canyon areas as creating life-threatening conditions.
• Investigators from the Grand Canyon National Park Service and the Coconino County Medical Examiner’s office are examining the cause of death.
• Officials strongly advised against hiking inner-canyon routes between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. due to extreme heat hazards.