At approx 1433hrs on 6/9/11 grand canyon dispatch received a satellite call from a hatch river trip. The reporting party stated that they had been performing cpr on a passenger of a private river trip for approx 45 minutes since pulling him from the river below hance rapid. The hatch trip requested we meet them at grapevine camp at approx river mile 80. Helicopter was dispatched and arrived before they got there by boat which contained the victim. 

Upon arrival a passanger on the hatch trip advised me that he had pronounced the victim dead at 1443hrs after almost an hour of cpr. Guide and his crew wrapped the victim in a tarp and transported him to grapevine.he was id with his drivers licence in his front pocket and bagged for transport via helicopter to coconino county medical examiner. Shortly the trip that the victim was with showed up at grapevine beach. Trip leader and boatman where in the boat with the victim advised me that they had flipped the boat in hance rapid at approx 1330hrs. Boatman said he had seen victim swimming as they came to the bottom of the rapid and was able to make contact with him. Victim complained that his chest hurt and that he could not breathe. Fearing they would be churned with the next rapid if they stayed with the boat Boatman stated that he and the victim tried to get to shore. Boatman said he held on to victim as long as he could, but lost hold of him. Boatman waved Guide on down the river to look for victim. Guide stated when he found victim he was facedown in the water. He and his passenger pulled him from the river and started cpr but was unable to resucitate him. They stated they did not know of any preexisting medical conditions suffered by victim nor had victim been complaining of any illness. They stated he had no alcohol in his system.
In communication with AZ authorities, this was a private, recreational trip.
GRAND CANYON                  