File Photo- Grand Canyon (NAZ Today Photo/Brandon Neuman)

Grand Canyon, AZ. -According to the Grand Canyon National Park at approximately 6:00 p.m. on Monday, November 9, the Grand Canyon Regional Communications Center (Grand Canyon’s 911 dispatch center) received a report of a man down on the Bright Angel Trail just below “mile-and-a-half house”.  The reporting party, family members who had hiked ahead of the man, said that when they found him he was not breathing, was unresponsive and his head was bleeding.

While rescue personnel were dispatched to the scene, the 911 operator provided family members with instructions on how to perform CPR (cardio-pulmonary resuscitation).  Upon arriving at the scene, park rescue personnel took over CPR, but were never able to revive the patient; and he was declared dead at the scene.

The man has been identified as 63 year old Joseph Mitchell of Clarkdale, Arizona.  His body was retrieved this morning by helicopter via long-line operation and transported to the South Rim helibase where it was transferred to the Coconino County Medical Examiner.

The National Park Service is conducting an investigation into the incident.

Sr. Marguerite Bartz was found dead in her residence at St. Bernard Mission Church. (Photo: Diocese of Gallup)

NAVAJO, N.M. (AP) – A 64-year-old nun has been found dead in her residence at St. Berard Mission Church on the Navajo Indian reservation, and authorities believe she was murdered.

The FBI says Sister Marguerite Bartz failed to show up to Sunday Mass so a colleague went to check on her and found her body.

Her vehicle, a beige 2005 Honda CR-V, is missing. It has a New Jersey license plate, NF24821.

The FBI and state police are combing Bartz’s residence for evidence, and an autopsy is planned.

FBI Special Agent Darrin Jones would not say how Bartz died.

Investigators would like to speak with anyone who talked with Bartz on Halloween night or anyone who believes they may have information related to the case.

Jones says any detail, however small, could help.

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Williams:  Saturday, Oct. 31st… Williams Elementary/Middle School, 601 N. 7th Street — 9 am-2 pm

Fredonia:  Saturday, Oct. 31st… Fredonia Elementary School, Multi-Purpose Room, 221 E. Hortt Street — 8:30 am-1 pm

Page:  Saturday, November 7th… Lake View Elementary School Gym, 1801 N. Navajo — 8 am-4 pm

Updated Clinic Schedules:  www.coconino.az.gov/health

Yavapai County Community Health Services reported late Monday that a middle-aged man with the virus died Sunday.

County Health Officer Robert Resendes would not give any further information on the man because of privacy issues.

A news release said the victim had several underlying health conditions.

Resendes said the county had 15 swine flu cases with two new cases this past week.

Excluding this death, Resendes said all of the other cases are people 24 or younger and are dealing with things such as respiratory illnesses or asthma.

On The Net:

www.azdhs.gov

www.yavapaihealth.com.

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FLAGSTAFF (NAZ Today)- A tourist was killed while hiking at the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area on Saturday. The National Park Service received a call that a man had slipped on loose rock at the edge of a cliff and fell approximately 70 feet into shallow water and mud.

The man’s body was found dead two miles upstream in the Escalante River. Officials say that he had suffered a traumatic head injury.

The man was later identified as Robert Hunt, a 49-year-old from St. Peters, Missouri. Hunt was at Glen Canyon hiking with a friend over the weekend.

Kingman police say a dead body was found below the railroad overpass on the south side of eastbound I-40 at what appeared to be a mini-encampment off the tracks.

Kingman police Sgt. Bob Fisk said the body appeared to have been there anywhere from three to five days based on decomposition.

The body was found face down in a seated position.

Initially police couldn’t tell if the body was male or female, but a man’s boot was found at the scene, along with several other items, including scattered bottles of booze.

No immediate cause of death was found at the scene, but Fisk said foul play has been ruled out.

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Information from: Kingman Daily Miner

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