GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. — A 67-year-old man died after a motorboat flipped over throughout a Colorado River journey inside Grand Canyon Nationwide Park, officers mentioned Sunday.
Park officers mentioned the boat overturned shortly after 2 p.m. Saturday at Bedrock Speedy, which rafting consultants say is a big rocky island that divides the river into left and proper channels.
Emergency medical personnel handled 4 folks and transported them to the South Rim, park officers mentioned. Authorities say their accidents are usually not important.
Park officers recognized the deceased as Ronald Vanderlugt, however didn’t instantly launch his hometown. They mentioned Vanderlugt was on the fifth day of his journey.
Members of the river journey group pulled Vanderlugt out of the water, noticed he was unresponsive and started CPR, park officers mentioned. They mentioned park rangers had been flown into the situation by helicopter, however Vanderlugt couldn’t be resuscitated.
The boat flipped within the fast when it got here up in opposition to a rock, mentioned John Dillon, govt director of the Grand Canyon River Outfitters Affiliation, which represents outfitters permitted within the canyon.
Dillon mentioned among the passengers determined in opposition to persevering with the journey, operated by Western River Expeditions.
An investigation will probably be performed by the Nationwide Park Service and the Coconino County Medical Examiner.