Grand Canyon, AZ – National Park Services investigators are looking into the death of a Washington, Louisiana man, Rodney Hatfield.
According to the Park Service, on July 14 at approximately 4:49 p.m., the Grand Canyon Communications Center received a report of CPR in progress on an unresponsive hiker at the Mile-and-a-Half Resthouse on the Bright Angel Trail.
The 44-year-old Hatfield was on a multi-day hiking trip and returning from Phantom Ranch when he began experiencing difficulty hiking up the Bright Angel trail near Indian Garden. Hatfield reached the Mile-and-a-Half Resthouse before becoming unresponsive. A preventive search and rescue (PSAR) volunteer arrived within minutes of the initial call and assisted with resuscitation efforts. Rangers responded via foot and helicopter however resuscitation efforts were not successful and responding rangers determined Hatfield to be deceased.