LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A 67-year-old Texas man died Tuesday at the Grand Canyon after abandoning an attempt to hike down to the Colorado River. He turned around and began ascending toward the rim before he was found, according to the National Park Service (NPS).
Emergency responders were dispatched after a call at about 11:50 a.m. reporting an unresponsive hiker on the South Kaibab Trail.
Medical personnel went to the site on foot, where they found bystanders had already attempted to resuscitate the man. Further efforts were unsuccessful…