Hiker Sandarsh Krishna, who went missing inside the Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona, has been found dead.
After a 10-day search, the body of Sandarsh Krishna, a 26-year-old Indian man who went missing inside Arizona’s Grand Canyon National Park, was recovered, but no cause of death could be established. Park officials announced Tuesday that the body was found below the South Rim near Verkamp’s visitor center on Saturday. The body was transferred to the Coconino County Medical Examiner’s Office, where it was identified as Sandarsh Krishna, who had been missing since April 28.The incident is being investigated by the National Park Service and the Coconino County Medical Examiner’s Office.Krishna was last seen inside the park between 4 pm local time on April 27 and midnight on April 28. “The last possible known location was on the Rim Trail along Hermit Road between Bright Angel Lodge and Mohave Point,” officials said at the time. After she was reported missing, park officials asked for the public’s help and released her photo.Around 7 am on April 28, a backpack, believed to be Krishna’s, was returned to hotel personnel at Bright Angel Lodge. Investigators asked for help in identifying the person who returned the bags as they believed that person may have taken them to Krishna.Krishna did not have a vehicle in the park and officials said he probably came on a taxi service or rideshare.In an interview with NBC affiliate KPNX last week, Krishna’s brother, Adarsh Krishna, said Sandarsh would not hurt himself.“We don’t want to believe that he was hurt,” Adarsh told the outlet. He added, “We need proper closure. We don’t know what really happened to him.” “He’s not the kind of kid who will hurt himself,” Adarsh said. Sandarsh had told friends about the trip and said he would return on April 28, his family told KPNX.