A strange disease is striking Grand Canyon rafters. I was patient zero.

After a dream 16-day rafting trip down the Colorado River, Matthew Wappett ended up in the ER with bone-crushing pain and a ...

Doctors are closing in on a diagnosis of sickened Grand Canyon rafters

All fell ill after returning home, and some people were hospitalized.
Outside

I Contracted a Mystery Illness Rafting in the Grand Canyon. Here’s What It’s Like.

This Spring, Matthew Wappett, a professor at Utah State University, completed a 16-day rafting trip through the Grand Canyon. After he returned to his home in Logan, Utah, Wappett, 53, began suffering ...
Yahoo

Mysterious Illness Is Sickening People Who Have Gone Whitewater Rafting in the Grand Canyon

The National Park Service urges affected rafters to report any symptoms following a trip The National Park Service is investigating reports of a mysterious illness that has sickened people who went ...
Yahoo

The Lottery to Raft Grand Canyon National Park's Colorado River Is Open — What to Know

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Yuxiao Zhang/Getty Images Rafting on the white water rapids of the Colorado River in Grand Canyon National Park The National Park ...
Arizona Daily Star

Apply now for Grand Canyon rafting trips

GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK — The National Park Service is accepting applications for private river trips through the Grand Canyon. The Park Service will award 449 permits for 12- to 25-day ...