GRAND CANYON VILLAGE, Ariz. — The body of a missing New Mexico man has been found in the Colorado River near the Grand Canyon.
According to the National Park Service, on May 10, NPS personnel were notified of a body in the Colorado River near river mile 6. Park rangers arrived on the scene and recovered the body.
Officials said the body was taken to Lees Ferry and initial info indicated the body was that of missing person, Thomas L. Robison.
Robison, 58, was from Santa Fe, New Mexico and was believed to be attempting to travel down the Colorado River with his dog on a wooden raft and abandoned his vehicle at Lees Ferry.
The National Park Service and the Coconino County Medical Examiner are conducting an investigation into this incident.
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