National

Grand Canyon visitor never returns to bus, officials say. She’s been missing a week

Mather Point at the Grand Canyon National Park is pictured. A missing 66-year-old woman was last seen at this viewpoint Dec. 10, officials said.
Mather Point at the Grand Canyon National Park is pictured. A missing 66-year-old woman was last seen at this viewpoint Dec. 10, officials said. National Park Service

A 66-year-old woman never returned to her tour bus at the Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona, rangers said.

She’s been missing for over a week.

Martha Overholser was last seen Dec. 10 at Mather Point, which overlooks the South Rim, the National Park Service said in a Dec. 19 news release.

Park officials said she may have walked toward Bright Angel Lodge or Hermits Rest.

She is 5 feet, 2 inches tall, weighs about 110 pounds and has gray hair and blue eyes. She was last seen in a gray sweatshirt and carrying a navy-blue bag.

Anyone who saw Overholser can make a report by calling the tip line at 888-653-0009 or by emailing nps_isb@nps.gov.

More than 4.7 million people visited the Grand Canyon National Park in 2023, park officials said.

News Release—National Park Service Conducts Search for Missing Woman at Grand Canyon National Park On December 10,...

Posted by Grand Canyon National Park on Thursday, December 19, 2024
Read Next
Read Next
Read Next

This story was originally published December 19, 2024 at 1:20 PM with the headline "Grand Canyon visitor never returns to bus, officials say. She’s been missing a week."

Helena Wegner
McClatchy DC
Helena Wegner is a McClatchy National Real-Time Reporter covering the state of Washington and the western region. She’s a journalism graduate from Arizona State University’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication. She’s based in Phoenix.
Get unlimited digital access
#ReadLocal

Try 1 month for $1

CLAIM OFFER