The National Park Service is investigating after it received reports of a single occupant vehicle driving off the South Rim of the Grand Canyon over the weekend.
Park rangers reportedly recovered the body of 27-year-old Steven Bradley from Federal Heights, Colorado, 300 feet below the rim near South Kaibab Trailhead.
The body was sent to the Coconino County Medical Examiner office by helicopter after recovery on Saturday.
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