On Saturday, May 9, National Park Service personnel recovered the body of missing ASU student Sandarsh Krishna below the rim near Verkamp’s Visitor Center on the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park.
Krishna’s body was transported to the rim and transferred to the Coconino County Medical Examiner’s Office.
Krishna, age 26, had been reported missing on April 28, 2026.
The incident remains under investigation by the National Park Service and the Coconino County Medical Examiner’s Office.
Deepest condolences & sympathies to the Krishna family; 26 is much too young.
I wasn’t there to say goodbye,
to reminisce of times gone by.
I wasn’t there to make you smile,
to tell old stories, laugh awhile.
I wasn’t there to talk of fun,
the happy times in life’s short run.
I wasn’t there to hold your hand
when you parted from this land.
I wasn’t there to share our love,
before you joined the stars above.
I wasn’t there, I shed a tear.
In my heart you’re always there.
“Heartache” (abridged) Ann D. Stevenson