"Arrr, a lost sailor’s met Davy Jones in the Colorado! 16th soul claimed by the Grand Canyon this year, savvy?"
2024-09-11
Arrr, matey! A 71-year-old landlubber was fished out o' the Colorado’s depths, gone missing whilst sailin' his private vessel in the Grand Canyon’s wild embrace! Aye, 'tis a tale of folly—he should’ve known better than to tangle with the mighty river!
Arrr, mateys! Gather round as I spin ye a yarn of sorrow and misadventure upon the treacherous Colorado River, where a wayward sailor met his watery fate, makin' it the eighth soul to be claimed by the Grand Canyon in but a month’s time! Aye, it be a 71-year-old scallywag who vanished whilst on a private jaunt near Lower Nankoweap Camp, a place known for its beauty, but it seems it also be havin' a taste for the unfortunate.The poor fellow’s crew, in a panic, summoned the park's brave rangers, who set sail—well, flew like a bird in a chopper—to locate the body, found a good ten miles downstream. Aye, 'tis a sad tale, but it be not the only one! Just the other day, a lad named Patrick Horton was found lifeless by his mates after ten days of floatin’ down the river—what a way to go! With the death toll risin' to sixteen this year, the park be more perilous than a kraken-infested sea!
Aye, the National Park Service be investigatin’ these tragic ends, as tales of previous misfortunes echo through the canyons, includin' a doughty 60-year-old from North Carolina and a brave lass swept away in a flash flood. So, me hearties, heed this warning: The Grand Canyon be a beauty, but it’s also a fierce mistress, and she don't take kindly to fools!