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Hiker Dies in Grand Canyon

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Who: 63-year-old Joseph Mitchell
Where: Bright Angel Trail, Grand Canyon, Arizona
His mistake: It’s unknown
What happened: A man and his family in the Grand Canyon on the popular Bright Angel Trail that switchbacks down to the canyon floor. The man started to fall behind, but his family continued on. When they noticed the man fell far behind, they backtracked to find the man collapsed with a head wound.

The family called for help and was instructed on CPR techniques while rescue responded. But by the time rescue crews arrived, they continued CPR to no avail. He was declared dead at the scene. The man’s body was lifted out of the canyon via helicopter.

Read the story here.

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November 11th, 2009 | Category: Death, Hiker

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