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Grand Canyon National Park
Rangers Respond to Report of a Car Over the Edge at Grand Canyon National Park
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Date: July 13, 2009
Contact: Shannan Marcak, 928-638-7958
Grand Canyon, Ariz. – At approximately 6:00 a.m. this morning, the Grand Canyon Regional Communications Center received multiple reports that a car had driven over the edge near the El Tovar Hotel in Grand Canyon National Park.
Upon arriving at the scene, investigators found tire tracks leading to the edge behind the Thunderbird Lodge and received reports of a single occupant in a blue passenger car driving over the edge.
Rescue personnel descended on ropes and located the vehicle approximately 600 feet below the rim. The body of a lone male was located shortly thereafter.
Plans for retrieval of the body and the vehicle are being made at this time.
An investigation into the incident is being conducted by the National Park Service.
No further details are available at this time. Additional details will be provided as they become available.
-NPS-
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Did You Know?
Within the Grand Canyon, the type and abundance of organisms is directly related to the presence or absence of water. The Colorado River and its tributaries, as well as springs, seeps, stock tanks and ephemeral pools provide oases to flora and fauna in this semi-arid southwest desert area.
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Last Updated: July 13, 2009 at 18:33 EST |
