Margaret Osswald Cause of death
According to the National Parks Service, a Utah woman died after falling in the Grand Canyon while on a private boating expedition.
Margaret Osswald, 34, of Salt Lake City, died after falling roughly 20 feet near the Ledges Camp along the Colorado River on Monday around 6:30 p.m., according to officials.
On the sixth day of a multi-day private boating vacation, Osswald was exhausted.
She had gone into the canyon to meet her group at Phantom Ranch, a historic lodge, when she fell, according to officials.
Members of the river trip group said that she was unresponsive and began CPR.
Because of the darkness, Grand Canyon National Park officials requested an emergency helicopter response from the Arizona Department of Public Safety, which arrived around 8:30 p.m. At the scene, she was pronounced deceased.
The accident is being investigated by the National Park Service and the Coconino County Medical Examiner.
According to The Salt Lake Tribune, Osswald worked as an assistant director for the Utah Division of Water Quality.
Margaret Osswald Cause of death
“We are deeply saddened by this loss, and our thoughts and support go out to her loved ones at this difficult time,” the agency said in a statement to the paper.
She is the fourth person to die in Grand Canyon National Park this year. Just last week, a Colorado woman died after she fell overboard into whitewater rapids.
