GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. — A Utah woman visiting the Grand Canyon with a group died after falling approximately 20 feet at the national park.
Officials at Grand Canyon National Park were first notified about an unresponsive person along the Colorado river on Monday Evening. In a news release, the National Park Service said that it was dark when crews got to the area, requiring rangers to call the Arizona Department of Public Safety’s emergency helicopter response team.
Margaret Osswald, 34, of Salt Lake City, had hiked into the Grand Canyon with a group, and was on the sixth day of a private trip.
Members of the group with Osswald told investigators they attempted CPR after she fell, but she was unresponsive, KNXV reported.
Osswald was an assistant director of the Utah Division of Water Quality. In a statement to KSL-TV, a spokesperson said: “We are heartbroken by this tragic loss, and our thoughts and support go out to her loved ones at this difficult time.”
Osswald is the fourth person to die within Grand Canyon National Park this year, The Associated Press reported. A Colorado woman died in March after falling into whitewater rapids, as we previously reported.
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