Husband of doctor lost in Grand Canyon says water ran out

The husband of a Texas doctor said Thursday she died at the bottom of the Grand Canyon after she ran out of water and grew dizzy from heat exhaustion on a hike with their daughter and a nephew.

Scott Beadle said in a Facebook post Dr. Sarah Beadle, 38, died Wednesday afternoon while hiking with the two school-aged children who were later found safe.

He said authorities contacted him early Thursday to report the discovery of the body in an area of 100-degree heat and no drinking water.

The body was discovered on the north side of the Colorado River, about three-quarters of a mile from the Phantom Ranch lodge at the bottom of the canyon, said park spokeswoman Emily Davis.

The cause of death was not known, but there was no indication of foul play, she added.

Sarah Beadle of Fort Worth was reported missing Tuesday after she hiked into the canyon along South Kaibab Trail with the two children, ages 10 and 11.

Davis said circumstances of the incident, including how the woman and the children were separated, is being investigated by the National Park Service and the Coconino County Medical Examiner.

Sarah Beadle left the children in a safe place "while she went ahead to get water and some help," wrote her husband, who is a pilot for an emergency-rescue service. "Somewhere along the trail, she made a wrong turn and got lost. The park rangers suspect she died of heat exhaustion."

The husband said another hiker found the children, gave them water and took them to a camp.

He said the children were unharmed.