Overview
- Officials received a report around 5 p.m. on Tuesday that 83-year-old Gerald Guinn and a partner had become separated while hiking near Forest Service Road 610 on the Grand Canyon’s North Rim.
- Grand Canyon National Park personnel joined Coconino County and Kane County search-and-rescue teams to begin ground searches and to deploy drones and helicopters over the remote area.
- A helicopter search crew spotted Guinn roughly 2.5 miles from his last known point about 6:30 p.m. the next day, and crews carried him to a nearby road where paramedics evaluated him before ambulance transport to a hospital in stable condition.
- Guinn was not carrying hiking gear or camping equipment when he was reported missing, a detail that highlights the risks older or underprepared hikers face in rugged backcountry terrain.
- The case underscores how Grand Canyon rescues rely on rapid, multi-jurisdictional coordination and aerial assets, and officials ask anyone with information to contact the NPS Investigative Services Branch tip line at 888-653-0009.