Grand Canyon National Park

National Park Service rangers at Grand Canyon National Park are investigating a missing person case involving 26-year-old Sandarsh Krishna. Investigators believe Krishna was in possession of a black backpack prior to his disappearance. A black backpack believed to be associated with Krishna was later turned in to hotel personnel at Bright Angel Lodge on April 28 at approximately 7 a.m.

Grand Canyon National Park is requesting the public’s assistance in locating a missing individual last known to be in the park. On April 28, 2026, Grand Canyon dispatch was notified of a missing person identified as 26-year-old Sandarsh Krishna. The last possible known location was along the Rim Trail along Hermit Road between Bright Angel Lodge and Mohave Point between 4 p.m. on April 27 and 12 a.m. on April 28.

Beginning Oct. 15, 2026, at 11:59 p.m., a section of the North Kaibab Trail in Grand Canyon National Park will close to all public access for critical pipeline rehabilitation work on the Transcanyon Waterline. The closure area will be between Redwall Bridge (2.5 miles north of Manzanita Rest Area) and the northern end of Cottonwood Campground. This hard closure will remain in place through approximately February 2027.

Grand Canyon National Park is continuing to ease water conservation measures as water supply levels improve. Water spigots in Mather Campground and Desert View Campground have been turned on. Camper Services, operated by Delaware North, will reopen to the public on Tuesday, April 28. Fire restrictions on the South Rim have been lifted; however, campfires are only permitted in established campfire rings.

Grand Canyon National Park will gradually ease water conservation measures on the South Rim starting Friday, April 17 at 12 p.m., following recent progress in repairing the water pipeline and pumping to the South Rim. Conservation efforts remain critical as the park continues to operate under a constrained, aging, and increasingly vulnerable legacy water system.