Texas Man Dies After Pingsan While Climbing The Grand Cup

Grandhon, Arizona, AS/ILLUSTRATION OF UNSPLASH/Philip Grave

JAKARTA - A man who was found unconscious on the hiking trail in Grand levy, Arizona, United States (US), was pronounced dead on weekends.

Climber Scott Sims, 69, from Austin, Texas, is walking along the River Trail in the canyons and trying to reach Phantom Ranch, where he booked an inn overnight.

The route follows the Colorado River and runs less than two miles, according to national park services.

Sims was reported to have fainted on the road on the evening of Saturday, June 29.

Exhibition of park services performs medical treatment, but all efforts to make Sims not successful. The National Park Service announced its death on Monday, July 1.

The park service did not specify what caused Sims' death, but warned high temperatures along the way could pose a danger to pedestrians.

In the summer, the open lane can get hotter than 120 degrees, the agency said, and climbing the inner canyons between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. is not recommended.

Sims' death was the second this summer. CBS News affiliate, KLAS, reported a 41-year-old man died in the Bright Angel Trail popular in the Grand levy on June 16.

About 12 people die each year in the Grand levy National Park, KLAS reported.