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Irvin Fink Jr. recently returned from his second time hiking the Grand Canyon rim-to-rim. Fink was joined by his son-in-law, Jo Benjamin, and grandsons, Levi Benjamin, 12, and Caleb Benjamin, 15.
Dr. Dennis Smith, of Olympia, Washington, was attempting a rim-to-rim hike from the South Rim to the North Rim when authorities and friends said he collapsed on the trail.
Beloved Washington doctor, Dr. Dennis Smith, died during a Grand Canyon hike. Known for his fitness and orthopedic work, his death may have been a freak accident, a colleague said.
The National Parks Foundation said the Grand Canyon rim-to-rim hike covers 24 miles and is “strenuous.” “Being unprepared can have catastrophic results,” the foundation said on its website.
A 74-year-old avid hiker from Olympia died during a rim-to-rim trek in the Grand Canyon, park officials said.
Hikers and experts are concerned that the Grand Canyon could experience a deadly summer with the closure of the main rim-to-rim trail.
Dennis Smith, 74, of Olympia, Washington, was attempting to hike the Grand Canyon rim-to-rim when he was found unresponsive along a popular trail.
Local News Olympia man, 74, dies during Grand Canyon hike The Coconino County Medical Examiner's Office is still investigating Smith's cause of death.
A 74-year-old man from Washington died last week on a rim-to-rim hike of the Grand Canyon, officials say.