Hiker Fatality Reported Near Colorado River Mile 29 in Grand Canyon National Park

The following press release was published by the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service on Sept. 1, 2015. It is reproduced in full below.

Grand Canyon, Ariz- At approximately 5 pm on Friday, Aug. 28, the Grand Canyon Regional Communications Center received a satellite phone call reporting that a man had fallen while hiking the Fence Fault Route near Colorado River Mile 29.

The hiker has been identified as Daniel Sarr, 51, of Flagstaff, AZ.

An investigation is being conducted by the National Park Service and the Coconino County Medical Examiner. No further information is available at this time.

-NPS-

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