NPS Picture/M. Quinn
Information Release Day: July 15, 2021
Get hold of: Kaitlyn Thomas, 202-763-3440
Speak to: Joelle Baird, 928-606-3154
Grand Canyon, AZ – On July 14 at approximately 4:49 p.m., the Grand Canyon Communications Center received a report of CPR in development on an unresponsive hiker at the Mile-and-a-50 % Resthouse on the Bright Angel Path.
The hiker, (Rodney) Jason Hatfield, 44, of Washington, Louisiana, was on a multi-working day hiking vacation and returning from Phantom Ranch when he commenced enduring problems mountaineering up the Bright Angel path around Indian Backyard garden. Hatfield reached the Mile-and-a-50 percent Resthouse just before getting unresponsive. A preventive lookup and rescue (PSAR) volunteer arrived inside minutes of the initial simply call and assisted with resuscitation endeavours. Rangers responded through foot and helicopter even so resuscitation initiatives were not successful and responding rangers established Hatfield to be deceased.
Rangers at Grand Canyon strongly urge visitors who system to hike in the canyon to take excess safeguards and hike safely and securely. Hikers should really hike just before 10 a.m. and just after 4 p.m., relaxation in shade every time possible, and keep away from climbing all through the heat of the working day. Important ideas for a prosperous hike involve the next: balancing real food stuff, electrolyte, and drinking water consumption drinking when thirsty getting wet to remain great and halting climbing if you begin to really feel sick.
All website visitors really should assure they are ingesting plenty of fluids and seeing for signs of distress in touring companions. More information and facts about climbing clever in the summer season is available at https://www.nps.gov/grca/planyourvisit/hike-smart.htm.
An investigation into the incident is getting executed by the NPS in coordination with the Coconino County Health care Examiner. No added data is offered at this time.
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