The National Park Service announced on May 12 that the body of an Arizona State University student who had been missing for nearly two weeks at the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park has been recovered.
Sandarsh Krishna, 26, was found May 9 below the rim near Verkamp's Visitor Center, which is on the South Rim's Rim Trail just east of the El Tovar Hotel, according to an NPS news release.
He was reported missing on April 28 and his last known location was along the trail, between Bright Angel Lodge and Mohave Point. Authorities placed him there between 4 p.m. on April 27 and midnight April 28, according to an earlier park service release.
Before discovering his body, the most promising piece of evidence retrieved was Krishna’s backpack, which contained the clothing that he had packed to continue the trip in Las Vegas. A male individual found the backpack and turned it in to staff at the Bright Angel Lodge on the morning of April 28.
When contacted by the Arizona Republic, part of the USA TODAY Network, Krishna's sister-in-law, Dr. Pooja Shivananjappa, said the family was not ready to comment on Krishna's death.
