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A Colorado man died on Sunday after his car went over the edge of the rim at Arizona's Grand Canyon National Park and plunged hundreds of feet, authorities said.
Park rangers learned at around 12:40 p.m. that a car with a single occupant had plunged over the rim near South Kaibab Trailhead, the National Park Service (NPS) said Monday.
Rangers immediately responded and recovered his body 300 feet below the rim.
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Search and rescue responders standing at the edge of the rim near the South Kaibab Trailhead on Sunday Sept. 7, 2025. (National Park Service)
NPS identified the man as Steven "Drew" Bradley, 27, of Federal Heights, Colorado.
A helicopter airlifted Bradley’s body to the rim before it was transferred to the Coconino County Medical Examiner’s Office in Arizona.
The Colorado River is seen from the South Kaibab Trail along the Grand Canyon South Rim in Arizona on June 21, 2019. (Patrick Gorski/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
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NPS did not say how Bradley’s vehicle went over the rim, though it did provide information for those struggling with mental health issues to call or text the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988 or 1-800-273-TALK (8255).
NPS is investigating the incident along with the Coconino County Medical Examiner.
No further information was immediately provided.