Find Your Daily Voice
Arlington
Your Local News for Arlington County, Virginia
Wednesday, may 29
62°
Follow
News
Schools
Business
Obituaries
Police & Fire
Weather
Lifestyle
Traffic
Real Estate
Tags
Jobs
Shop
Support Us
Arlington
Follow
Find Your Daily Voice
News
Schools
Business
Obituaries
Police & Fire
Weather
Lifestyle
Traffic
Real Estate
Tags
Jobs
Shop
Support Us
Home
About us
All sites
Advertise with us
Contact us
Terms of use
Privacy policy
Code of ethics
Site Map
© 2024 Cantata Media
62°
Wednesday, may 29
Tag:
North Kaibab Trail, Grand Canyon, AZ
News
Virginia Hiker Dies Attempting 24-Mile Grand Canyon Trek
A 55-year-old Virginia man died during an attempt to hike across the Grand Canyon in Arizona. Ranjith Varma of Manassas, set out on Saturday, Sept. 9 to make the 24-mile "Rim-To-Rim" trek in a single day, the National Park Service said. Around 1:55 p.m., the Grand Canyon Regional Communications Center received an emergency call of a hiker in distress on the North Kaibab Trail approximately one mile south of Cottonwood Campground — that's a nearly 4,000-foot elevation. Soon thereafter, Varma became unresponsive and bystanders initiated CPR. National Park Service (NPS) search and …