Body Recovered From Below South Rim

On October 22nd, park dispatch was notified of an abandoned duffle bag that had been turned in at the Yavapai Observation Station. Responding rangers were shown where the duffle bag was found. During the subsequent search of the area, they spotted what appeared to be a body about 300 feet below the rim. An observer in the park helicopter confirmed their observation. Park staff  hiked down to the Tonto Plateau and crossed over to the body’s location below and just east of Yavapai Point. When they arrived there, they found the body of a man subsequently identified as Richard Jenkins, 58, of Chicago, Illinois. An investigation into his death is underway.