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Authorities believe they have found the body of a Kentucky man who disappeared at the Grand Canyon last week.
John Pennington, 40, of Walton, Kentucky, was thought to have entered the Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona on or around Feb. 23, abandoning his vehicle at the South Rim near Yaki Point.
© National Park Service via Twitter He was believed to be traveling alone, possibly on a yellow 2005 Suzuki motorcycle, according to the National Park Service.
© Stephanie Keith/ReutersThe Grand Canyon is seen from the South Rim near Grand Canyon Village, Arizona, on Feb. 22, 2018.
After days of searching the area, National Park Service personnel spotted a body and a motorcycle on Wednesday, below the South Kaibab Trailhead, south of Yaki Point.
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© National Park Service via TwitterJohn Pennington is seen here in an undated file photo released by the National Park Service.
The body was flown by helicopter to the rim and was then transferred to the Coconino County Health and Human Services Medical Examiner's Office in Flagstaff.
"Based on evidence found with the body, the individual is believed to be missing person John Pennington," the National Park Service said in a statement Thursday.
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