Fatality along the Colorado River in Grand Canyon National Park

News Release Date:
September 9, 2024

Contact:Grand Canyon Office of Communications

On Sept. 7 at approximately 5:30 a.m., the Grand Canyon Regional Communications Center received a call reporting a fatality at Poncho's Kitchen, near river mile 137 along the Colorado River.

Park rangers responded to the scene and found the victim, Patrick Horton, 59, of Salida, Colorado. Horton was on the 10th day of a non-commercial river trip along the Colorado River and was discovered deceased by members of his party.

The National Park Service is conducting an investigation in coordination with the Coconino County Medical Examiner's Office. No additional information is available at this time.

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