Overview
- Sandarsh Krishna, 26, whose body was recovered Saturday, May 9, was found below the rim near Verkamp’s Visitor Center on the South Rim.
- The Coconino County Medical Examiner confirmed the identity, and relatives said the ASU computer science student was set to graduate this month with a job already lined up.
- Park officials had placed his last known location on the Rim Trail between Bright Angel Lodge and Mohave Point between late April 27 and midnight April 28.
- A black backpack believed to be his was turned in at Bright Angel Lodge around 7 a.m. April 28, and investigators used surveillance video to identify the person who returned it.
- The cause of death has not been determined as the National Park Service and the county medical examiner continue their investigations in a park that recorded 11 deaths and extensive rescues in 2025.