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One dead and multiple injured after motorboat flips on the Colorado River at Bedrock Rapid

A motorboat capsized on the Colorado River at Bedrock Rapid in the Grand Canyon, causing an accident that resulted in the death of one person and multiple injuries to other people.

A motorboat capsized on the Colorado River at Bedrock Rapid in the Grand Canyon, causing an accident that resulted in the death of one person and multiple injuries to other people.

PC: Ron Chapple Photography

At around 2:12 p.m., the Grand Canyon National Park Service (NPS) received a report of a motorboat that had capsized while navigating the Colorado River.

Bedrock Rapid was the location where the terrible event took place.

Grand Canyon National Park issued a tweet: Today at 2:12 p.m., we received a report of a flipped motorboat on the Colorado River at Bedrock Rapid. One fatality has been confirmed;

SAR is underway to treat and transport injured patients.

Incident is ongoing; no further information is available.

More to follow….


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