Police have found the body of a North Carolina man who was reported missing Tuesday after going missing while hiking alone in Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona.
The National Park Service has not yet released the man's name or where he is from, but noted he is 60 years old.
A search helicopter found the body Wednesday morning near the Thunder River Trail in the park.
The man set out alone on a multi-day backpacking trip from Thunder River to Deer Creek, one of the most challenging backcountry trails in the park. The park service did not say what day the man set out on his 30-mile hike.
Relatives reported the man missing on Tuesday after they failed to contact him.
The cause and circumstances of death are still unknown.
The unidentified man is the 14th person to die this year at the park, which attracts more than 4.7 million visitors annually.
Eleven people have died at the park in 2023. Park officials say an average of 10 to 15 people die at the Grand Canyon each year.
Police over the weekend found the body of an Arizona woman who went missing from Grand Canyon National Park after flash flooding several days earlier.
Chenoa Nickerson, 33, of the Phoenix suburb of Gilbert, was discovered Sunday by a group who were rafting the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon.
