Grand Canyon National Park:- There has been another fatality at Grand Canyon National Park, authorities announced Monday. [VOA] 
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7th fatality since July 31 occurs at Grand Canyon National Park

Park officials said Patrick Horton, 59, of Salida, Colorado, was on the 10th day of a noncommercial river trip along the Colorado River and was discovered dead by members of his party Saturday morning.

Author : NewsGram Desk

Grand Canyon National Park:- There has been another fatality at Grand Canyon National Park, authorities announced Monday.

Park officials said Patrick Horton, 59, of Salida, Colorado, was on the 10th day of a noncommercial river trip along the Colorado River and was discovered dead by members of his party Saturday morning.

Officials said the National Park Service was investigating Horton’s death in coordination with the Coconino County Medical Examiner’s Office.

Horton was believed to have been the seventh person to die at the canyon since July 31 and the 15th this year.

Park officials reported 11 fatalities in 2023 and say there are usually about 10 to 15 deaths per year.

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