Body Discovered in Grand Canyon National Park Below Navajo Bridge

Body Discovered in Grand Canyon National Park Below Navajo Bridge

The following press release was published by the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service on Nov. 17, 2011. It is reproduced in full below.

Grand Canyon, Ariz. - At approximately 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 17, rangers at Lees Ferry received a report from Peregrine Fund employees of unusual condor activity in the vicinity of Navajo Bridge which spans the Colorado River five miles below Lees Ferry.

Upon receiving the report, two rangers responded to the area and discovered the body of an unidentified male just below Navajo Bridge, approximately 20 feet from the water on river right.

After conducting initial investigations, rangers transported the body via boat up river to Lees Ferry where it was transferred to the Coconino County Medical Examiner.

An investigation into the incident is being conducted by the National Park Service with the assistance of the Coconino County Medical Examiner.

No additional information is available at this time.

-NPS-

Source: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service

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