# Denver man found dead at bottom of national park canyon beneath steep drop-offs

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/denver-man-found-dead-at-bottom-of-national-park-canyon-beneath-steep-drop-offs/
- Published: 2026-11-07T02:34:59+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-07T03:33:16+00:00
- Original publisher: Fox News (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.foxnews.com/us/denver-man-found-dead-bottom-national-park-canyon-beneath-steep-drop-offs
- Topics: World

## Key points

- A 57-year-old Denver man was found dead in Black Canyon.
- His vehicle and belongings were found near the South Rim.
- The cause and manner of death remain under investigation.

## Summary

Authorities recovered the body of John N. Countryman, a 57-year-old Denver man, from the floor of Black Canyon in Colorado’s Gunnison National Park. His death is under investigation; the recovery highlights the challenges of searching in a remote canyon with steep drop-offs and limited access.

Deputies were alerted on 27 October to an abandoned vehicle near mile marker 10 on the South Rim, with personal belongings found near Devil’s Lookout. A drone search that evening was cut short by fading daylight, but a search at about 6.30am the next day located human remains. Countryman’s body was recovered two days later and taken to the county coroner.

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