Human Remains Found at Grand Canyon National Park

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Human Remains Found at Grand Canyon National Park

The following press release was published by the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service on Feb. 25, 2014. It is reproduced in full below.

Grand Canyon, Ariz - Park Rangers recently recovered skeletal remains from the Hermit Creek drainage within Grand Canyon National Park. The remains have been confirmed by the Coconino County Medical Examiner as human.

Found in an area with abandoned camping gear these remains may be associated with a 2010 disappearance of a male from Tucson, Arizona

DNA testing is being conducted to positively identify the remains. An investigation is being conducted by the National Park Service and the Coconino County Medical Examiner, no additional information is available at this time.

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

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