Man's Body Recovered at Grand Canyon

Park rangers have recovered the body of a man that was found 200 feet below the South Rim at Grand Canyon National Park.

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Park spokeswoman Maureen Oltrogge says the park's communication center began getting calls from visitors shortly before 12:30 p.m. Saturday about a man over the edge in an area between Mather Point and Pipe Creek Vista east of the South Rim Village.

Rangers rappelled down to where the man's body was located and prepared it for transport out of the canyon via helicopter. His body will be sent to the Coconino County Medical Examiner in Flagstaff.

Oltrogge says the man was visiting the park with his son, daughter-in-law and other family members. His name was not immediately released.

The incident is being investigated by the National Park Service.