A 67-year-old man has died while hiking in the Grand Canyon, according to the National Park Service (NPS). It comes as the region has been grappling with intense heat in recent days, with the NPS issuing yet further heat warnings.
The incident took place on July 8, when officials received reports of an unresponsive hiker on the South Kaibab Trail, below Cedar Ridge, at around 11:50am. The man, from Alvarado, Texas, was aiming to reach the Colorado River to overnight at Phantom Ranch. Reports suggest he had turned back at Skeleton Point and was making his way back up the trail. Tragically, he was found in the same place that another Texas man died last year.
