Texas man dies while hiking out of Grand Canyon on Bright Angel Trail

A Texas man died while hiking the Grand Canyon's Bright Angel Trail on Sunday, the National Park Service said.

Park officials received a report of an unresponsive hiker about 100 feet below the Bright Angel Trailhead at 2 p.m. on July 7, according to a news release from the park service.

The hiker was identified by officials as a 50-year-old man from San Angelo, Texas. According to the park service, he was hiking toward the Canyon rim after staying overnight at Havasupai Gardens.

Bystanders attempted CPR before Xanterra Fire and Security and National Park Service medical personnel responded to the area. All attempts to resuscitate the hiker were unsuccessful.

The National Park Service and Coconino County Medical Examiner were investigating the incident.

This comes after another Texas man died on June 29 while hiking the Grand Canyon's River Trail.

This article originally appeared on Arizona Republic: Texas hiker dies while hiking Grand Canyon Bright Angel Trail