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74-year-old hiker dies during Grand Canyon rim-to-rim hike

Grand canyon interior
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Interior of the Grand Canyon.

A 74-year-old man has died while attempting a rim-to-rim hike in Grand Canyon National Park.

Despite efforts to resuscitate him, Dennis Smith of Olympia, Wash., was pronounced dead at the scene on Thursday.

According to the park, he was an experienced hiker and was attempting to hike the canyon from the South to North rims.

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