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Rangers Investigating Deadly Fall At Grand Canyon National Park

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December 16, 2020

A young Phoenix man died in a fall near the Black Bridge at the bottom of the South Kaibab Trail in Grand Canyon National Park/NPS

Grand Canyon National Park rangers are trying to determine the cause of a fall that killed a young Phoenix man near the bottom of the South Kaibab Trail.

Jaiquan Carter, 23, fell about 80 feet Tuesday morning above the Black Bridge. He was believed to be on a day hike, a park release said.

An investigation into the incident was being conducted by the National Park Service in coordination with the Coconino County Medical Examiner’s Office. 

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