Ottawa woman’s death under investigation following incident at Grand Canyon
Posted Jun 5, 2022 04:45:00 PM.
An investigation is underway to determine the circumstances surrounding the death of an Ottawa woman at the Grand Canyon.
On Thursday, June 2 at about 5:50 p.m., the Grand Canyon Regional Communications Center received a report of a hiker in distress on the Bright Angel Trail above the Three-Mile Resthouse.
Soon after, the hiker became unresponsive and bystanders initiated CPR.
The National Park Service (NPS) search and rescue personnel responded and help with resuscitation efforts.
A statement from the NPS says all attempts were to resuscitate the individual were unsuccessful.
The individual has been identified as 41-year-old Melanie Goodine of Ottawa.
Officials say she was hiking out of the canyon after hiking the Colorado River earlier that day.
An investigation into the incident is being conducted by the NPS in coordination with the Coconino County Medical Examiner.
No other information is available at this time.
