A body found in the Grand Canyon on Wednesday is believed to be that of a Kentucky man who was last seen last month, the National Park Service said.
The body, which authorities say was John Pennington, 40, of Walton, Kentucky, was found with a motorcycle some 120 meters below the rim of the canyon, the park service said in a statement on Thursday.
He was found below the South Kaibab Trailhead after a search and rescue operation that was announced on Sunday, the park said.
The trailhead is not far from Yaki Point, where park officials said Pennington’s vehicle was found abandoned.
Pennington was last known on the south bank of the canyon, near Yaki Point, on February 23, the park said. When the search was announced, he was possibly traveling on a yellow motorcycle.
It was not immediately clear what happened. The park service and the Coconino County medical examiner are investigating.
The park service did not provide additional information, and a message left with a park spokeswoman was not immediately returned on Thursday night.
Park service staff found the body on Wednesday, and it was taken by helicopter to the edge of the canyon, the park service said.
