Rebecca Cohen is a breaking news reporter for NBC News.
A North Carolina man was found dead Wednesday, Aug. 28, in Grand Canyon National Park near a remote trail along the Colorado River after his family reported him missing the day before, officials said. The National Park Service, along with a search and rescue team, said in a news release Thursday they found the deceased 60-year-old man Wednesday morning along a route connecting Lower Tapeats Camp and Deer Creek Camp. The man was on a solo multi-day backpacking trip, according to the park service.
The National Park Service and Coconino County Medical Examiner are investigating the death. The man is believed to be the sixth person to die at the park in a month, and at least 10 people have died so far at the park this year, according to previous releases and mortality data from the National Park Service. Three people were found dead within a week this summer — one person fell to their death on July 31, a BASE jumper was found on Aug. 2, and a third person was found on Aug. 3.
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