{"id":30733,"date":"2024-08-10T02:42:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-10T07:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ustower.net\/?p=30733"},"modified":"2024-08-10T03:26:21","modified_gmt":"2024-08-10T08:26:21","slug":"20-year-old-woman-found-dead-in-grand-canyon-following-multiday-search-nps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ustower.net\/?p=30733","title":{"rendered":"20-year-old woman found dead in Grand Canyon following multiday search: NPS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">A 20-year-old woman was found dead following a multiday search in the Grand Canyon, marking the third reported death in the national park within a week, the National Park Service said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">The body of Leticia A. Castillo, 20, of Albuquerque, New Mexico, was located by park personnel below Twin Overlooks on Tuesday, NPS said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Park rangers recovered the body which was located approximately 150 ft. below the rim,&#8221; the NPS said in a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/grca\/learn\/news\/missing-person-recovered-below-desert-view-drive.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">press release<\/a>\u00a0Thursday.<a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/US\/20-year-man-falls-400-feet-death-rim\/story?id=112503069\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Her body was transported to the rim and transferred to the Coconino County Medical Examiner&#8217;s Office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Castillo is believed to have entered the Grand Canyon on or around Aug. 3, according to NPS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">The NPS and the Coconino County medical examiner are investigating the incident.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">No additional details have been released.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">The incident marked the third recovery for a death in the Grand Canyon since July 31, park officials said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">A 20-year-old man\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/US\/20-year-man-falls-400-feet-death-rim\/story?id=112503069\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">accidentally fell<\/a>\u00a0400 feet to his death from a scenic overlook at the Grand Canyon on July 31, officials said.<a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/US\/grand-canyon-base-jumper-death\/story?id=112526072\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">A man also&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/US\/grand-canyon-base-jumper-death\/story?id=112526072\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">died<\/a>&nbsp;after attempting a BASE jump in the Grand Canyon on Aug. 1, officials said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">BASE is an acronym for building, antenna, span and earth. 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