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Jonathan Crowden
of Alfredton had been hiking alone late on Sunday afternoon
before his body was found about 1 mile (1.6 km) down the South
Kaibab Trail, said park spokeswoman Kirby-Lynn Shedlowski.
Paramedics were sent to the area near Ooo-Aah Point at about 4
p.m. after a witness called the canyon’s communication center to
report that a man had possibly been struck by lightning,
Shedlowski said.
Efforts to resuscitate Crowden were unsuccessful and he was
pronounced dead at the scene, she said.
The National Park Service and the Coconino County Medical
Examiner are investigating the death.
The incident marks the eighth confirmed death at the park this
year. On Aug. 28, a 51-year-old Arizona man fell to his death
while hiking near the Colorado River.
The canyon is one of the world’s most frequented outdoor tourist
venues and it attracted more than 4.7 million visitors in 2014.
(Reporting by David Schwartz in Phoenix; Editing by Dan Whitcomb
and Bill Trott)
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