Tragic Hiker Death in Grand Canyon: Authorities Investigate Virginia Man's Attempt to Hike South Rim to North Rim in a Single Day

2023-09-12 22:03:18 FILE – Grand Canyon National Park is covered in morning sunlight as seen from a helicopter near Tusayan, Arizona, Oct. 5, 2013....

September 20, 2023
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2023-09-12 22:03:18 FILE – Grand Canyon National Park is covered in morning sunlight as seen from a helicopter near Tusayan, Arizona, Oct. 5, 2013. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson, File) GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. – A 55-year-old Virginia man died in the Grand Canyon while attempting to hike from the South Rim to the North Rim in a single day, a distance of 21 miles, authorities said Monday. Grand Canyon National Park officials identified the hiker who died Saturday as Ranjith Varma of Manassas.

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