Hiker Dies in Grand Canyon Trekking From Rim to Colorado River and Back in a Day

May 26, 2023

On May 14 around 9 p.m., officials at Grand Canyon National Park received a report of an unresponsive hiker on the Bright Angel Trail.

National Park Service (NPS) personnel responded to the location above the Three-Mile Resthouse, but attempts to resuscitate the hiker failed.

On Wednesday, the park identified the victim as a 36-year-old female from Westfield, Indiana. She was attempting a 1-day, round-trip hike to the Colorado River, the NPS said, without specifying the source of that information. The Park Service has declined all requests to release her name. Gear Junkie