Colorado River rafter’s final message before his death says everything about his life

Aaron Benjamin, 30, died last Thursday while rowing Hance Rapid at mile 76.5 of the Grand Canyon.

Updated: 7:41 PM MST February 24, 2026

PHOENIX

Aaron Benjamin’s final social media post before he left for the Colorado River was environmentalist Edward Abbey’s credo that “wilderness is not a luxury but a necessity of the human spirit.”…

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