25-year-old man dies from cliff fall near Colorado River, unrelated human remains found also

A 25-year-old Phoenix man has been found dead after falling off a cliff while overlooking the Colorado River near Page, Arizona. 

While officials were working to recover the victim, they found bones of another "unrelated fatality," the Coconino County Sheriff's Office said in a press release.

On Sunday morning, Orlando Serrano-Arzola was on top of the rim overlooking the Colorado River in the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area taking pictures when he fell about 100 feet and then slid approximately 150 feet further.

Serrano-Arzola apparently showed no signs of life after falling, witnesses reported.

A Sheriff's Office Deputy rappelled to the victim and confirmed him dead at 9:27 a.m.

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The Sheriff's Office, National Park Service, Page Police Department and U.S. Bureau of Reclamation recovered Serrano-Arzola and transported him to the Medical Examiner’s Office in Flagstaff for autopsy.  

While recovering Serrano-Arzola on Sunday, officials also found bones determined to be human remains at the base of the Glen Canyon Dam Overlook.

Both incidents are currently under investigation by NPS, the Sheriff's Office and the Coconino Medical Examiner.

No other information was immediately available.

K. Sophie Will is the National Parks Reporter for The Spectrum & Daily News through the Report for America initiative by The GroundTruth Project. Follow her on Twitter at @ksophiewill or email her at kswill@thespectrum.com.

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