Millions of people visit Grand Canyon National Park each year and only a small handful of those ever require the aid of rescue crews. But the northern Arizona park claimed the top spot as the national park with the most search and rescue (SAR) incidents. Nearby Zion National Park and Glen Canyon National Recreation Area also placed in the top 10. But park officials said the numbers provided by Outforia actually underestimated the number of SAR incidents at the Grand Canyon. Most search and rescues typically involve individuals who aren’t sufficiently prepared to hike in the extreme environments of the Grand Canyon, Baird said.

Source: Daily Sun January 24, 2022 00:55 UTC