United States: French tourist dies during hike at the Grand Canyon

Posted on August 13, 2013 • Filed under: Tourist Dies, United-States

Tucsonnewsnow.com reports that an autopsy is underway to determine how a French tourist died while on a hike Friday afternoon. The National Park Service says 63-year-old Brice Henri Patricot became unconscious on the North Kaibab Trail approximately one half mile below the trailhead within Grand Canyon National Park. A park volunteer initiated CPR, and park rangers also tried to revive him using an AED (Automated External Defibrillator). Read article

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