Woman's body recovered from Grand Canyon for third death at national park in a week

The body of a 20-year-old woman was recovered in Grand Canyon National Park, marking the third death in one week, the National Park Services (NPS) announced.

According to a press release from the NPS, Leticia A. Castillo, 20, of Albuquerque, New Mexico, first went missing Aug. 3, after entering the national park.

Authorities discovered her body Tuesday, 150 feet below the Canyon’s Twin Overlooks after a multiple-day search.

A photo from the scene showed Castillo's body being airlifted by a helicopter. Her body was transferred to the Coconino County Medical Examiner’s Office, the agency said.

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