Mount Airy Man Clifton Beck Found After Days Missing In Grand Canyon

GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. (WJZ/AP) — National Park Service authorities recovered Clifton “Cliff” Beck of Mount Airy successful the Grand Canyon aft a three-day search.

Park officials said they received a study astir 9 p.m. Tuesday astir an overdue backpacker successful the vicinity of the Walhalla Plateau connected the canyon’s North Rim.

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They said 66-year-old Beck had obtained a backcountry licence to walk 2 nights connected the Walhalla Plateau.

Beck was traveling alone. He was expected to exit the backcountry past Sunday.

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Park rangers searched unsuccessfully by craft Wednesday for Beck.

Thursday’s operations included deployment of 9 crushed hunt teams arsenic good arsenic aerial searches by chopper and fixed-wing craft successful the Walhalla Plateau area.

Beck was recovered Friday greeting astatine astir 8 a.m., officials said, adjacent Roosevelt Point connected the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park.

Officials said Beck is successful unchangeable information and is being treated and transported by EMS personnel.

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No further details are available.