Phoenix man dies while hiking Kaibab Trail at Grand Canyon
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FILE - In this Oct. 5, 2013 file photo, the Grand Canyon National Park is covered in the morning sunlight as seen from a helicopter near Tusayan, Ariz. An attorney for Grand Canyon superintendent Christine Lehnertz says her future at the national park is up in the air. Kevin Evans said Tuesday, March 5, 2019, that he advised Lehnertz not to return immediately to the Grand Canyon after she was cleared of accusations and fully exonerated in a federal investigation. Evans says he s negotiating her employment status with the National Park Service but would not go into detail. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson, File)
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GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. Grand Canyon National Park officials say a 23-year-old Phoenix man died when he fell approximately 80 feet (24 meters) while hiking on a trail below the South Rim.
Jaiquan Carter was believed to be day hiking when he fell from the South Kaibab Trail above the Black Bridge across the Colorado River in the canyon’s inner gorge Tuesday morning, park offices announced Wednesday in a brief statement.
An investigation is being conducted by the National Park Service in coordination with the Coconino County Medical Examiner’s Officer, the statement said.
No additional information was released.
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