The National Park Service (NPS) announced that the body of a 20-year-old woman has been found in Grand Canyon National Park, marking the third death in a week.
According to press release Leticia A. Castillo, 20, of Albuquerque, New Mexico, first went missing after entering the park on Aug. 3, according to the National Park Service.
Authorities discovered her body Tuesday, 150 feet below the canyon’s Twin Overlooks, after a days-long search.
Photos from the scene showed Castillo’s body being removed by helicopter, where it was transported to the Coconino County Coroner’s Office, authorities said.
Second Texas hiker dies in two weeks on Grand Canyon National Park trail
Park rangers discovered the body of a woman, later identified as Leticia Castillo, 20, of Albuquerque, New Mexico, buried about 150 feet below the rim. (National Park Service)
Castillo’s cousin Post to Facebook Remembering the 20-year-old who “brightened up any room.”
“Letty, words cannot express how much I will miss you,” Alexis Hernandez wrote on Facebook. “I love you so much Prima and will always cherish every moment I spent with you. You brighten up any room when you walk in.”
A base jumper in a wingsuit. (Marco Bertolello/AFP via Getty Images)
Castillo’s death is the third this week in the popular tourist destination and the 11th so far this year.
On July 31, Abel Joseph Mejia, 20, from North Carolina, was on a church mission trip when he fell off the edge of the South Rim and fell 400 feet to his death.
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On August 1, a man died after falling 500 feet while base jumping in the Grand Canyon.
The Grand Canyon is seen from Yavapai Point in Grand Canyon Village, Arizona. (Patrick Gorski/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
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Anne NPS Death Investigation A study conducted in national parks between 2014 and 2019 found that hiking is the second deadliest recreational activity after driving, and drowning is the second leading cause of unintentional death after motor vehicle accidents.
Fox News Digital has reached out to NPS for comment.
