Shortly after midday on September 7, Nationwide Park Service (NPS) authorities at Grand Canyon Nationwide Park acquired alerts {that a} automobile had pushed off the rim of the canyon close to South Kaibab Trailhead.
In line with a press launch, park rangers responded “instantly” and recovered the physique of 1 particular person, Steven (Drew) Bradley, 27, of Federal Heights, Colo., about 300 toes beneath the rim. A helicopter transferred the physique as much as the rim, the place it was then taken to the Coconino County Medical Examiner’s Workplace.
An investigation is underway, and authorities haven’t launched any info associated to the reason for the incident.
This isn’t the primary time {that a} vehicular incident has occurred within the park. People have pushed their automobiles off the rim’s edge in 2009, 2021, and in February of this yr, all leading to fatalities. In line with NPS knowledge, from 2014 to 2019, there have been 103 complete deaths in Grand Canyon Nationwide Park, and 14 of these have been categorized as suicides.
GearJunkie reached out to the Coconino County Medical Examiner’s Workplace, however didn’t instantly obtain a response. When requested for remark, the Grand Canyon Workplace of Communications declined to offer any further info past the press launch.
The NPS information launch included a hyperlink to the Suicide and Disaster lifeline at 988. We are going to replace this story as extra info turns into obtainable.
