A Texas man has died while hiking in the Grand Canyon.
According to the National Park Service, on July 7 at approximately 2 p.m., 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 (NPS) medical personnel responded from the rim. All attempts by bystanders, Xanterra and NPS personnel to resuscitate the man identified as a 50-year-old-male from San Angelo Texas, were unsuccessful.
The man was attempting to reach the rim from an overnight stay at Havasupai Gardens.
An investigation into the incident is being conducted by the NPS in coordination with the Coconino County Medical Examiner.