If you are in the or around Grand Canyon National Park today keep your eyes peeled for an elderly man who lasting seen on the North Rim.
At approximately 5:00 p.m. on July 21, the Grand Canyon Regional Communications Center received a report from an individual who said he had become separated from his hiking partner. The two were hiking in a remote area of the North Rim near the park’s northeast boundary along Forest Service Road 610 (Dog Saddle).
The missing hiker has been identified as Gerald Guinn, 83, of Kanab, Utah. Guinn is described as a white male, 5 feet 10 inches tall, 140 lbs currently bald with gray hair. He was last seen wearing a tan long sleeved shirt, blue jeans, and a ball cap. He was not carrying any hiking gear or camping equipment.
Search efforts began July 21 and include personnel from Grand Canyon National Park, Coconino County Search and Rescue, and Kane County Search and Rescue. Operations on July 22 are focused on ground searches as well as aerial searches using drones and helicopters.
Anyone who may have seen Guinn or has information about his whereabouts is asked to contact the NPS ISB Tip Line at 888-653-0009.
