The body of a missing boater was found Tuesday in the Colorado River in Grand Canyon National Park, the eighth death in the park in less than a month and the 16th so far this year.
The latest fatality is believed to be a 71-year-old man who went missing during a personal boat trip near Lower Nancoweap Camp on the Colorado River, according to the National Park Service.
A group of men called the park's communications center late Monday to report the man missing.
Park rangers used a helicopter to find the body about 10 miles downstream on Tuesday.
Colorado man found dead in Grand Canyon National Park, seventh death in past month
Park rangers found the body of a missing boater in the Colorado River about 10 miles from Lower Nankoweap Camp. (U.S. National Park Service)
The man's name and hometown were not immediately released.
The National Park Service and the Coconino County Coroner's Office are investigating the fatality.
Authorities are also investigating the death of Patrick Horton, 59, of Salida, Colorado, who was found dead by members of his group on the 10th weekend of a non-profit riverboat trip along the Colorado River.
A Colorado man, Patrick Horton, 59, was also found dead in Grand Canyon National Park over the weekend, authorities said. (National Park Service)
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Horton and the boater found Tuesday are believed to be the seventh and eighth people to have died at the park within a month. The death of the missing boater is believed to be the 16th fatality at the popular tourist destination so far this year.
Park officials reported 11 deaths in 2023 and said there are typically around 10 to 15 deaths per year.
The body of a 60-year-old North Carolina man was discovered in Grand Canyon National Park last month after setting off on the Thunder River Trail's Deer Creek Loop. (NPS photo/M. Graden)
Deaths so far in the last month include a 60-year-old North Carolina man whose body was found near a remote trail along the Colorado River during a backpacking trip; an 80-year-old man who died after falling into the river from a boat near Fossil Rapids during a commercial riverboat trip; and a 33-year-old woman who was swept away by flash flooding while hiking and was found the same day.
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A 20-year-old New Mexico woman was found beneath Twin Overlook on Aug. 8. A 43-year-old Missouri man died Aug. 1 while attempting a prohibited base jump from Yavapai Point. A 20-year-old North Carolina man died after falling on the South Rim on July 31.
Fox News Digital's Louis Casiano and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
