A Colorado man was found dead in the Grand Canyon over the weekend, the 15th fatality there so far this year, the National Park Service said Monday.
The NPS said their regional communications center received a call Sept. 7 at approximately 5:30 a.m. 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, identified as Patrick Horton, 59, of Salida, Colorado. Horton was on the 10th day of a non-commercial river trip along the river and was discovered dead by members of his party, the NPS said in a news release.
The park service said it would continue to investigate the death while the Coconino County Medical Examiner's Office determines the cause.
The death Saturday is the latest in several fatalities at the park this summer, including:
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