Photo: Dan Ballard/GettyA 67-year-old man died after falling over the edge of the Grand Canyon on Wednesday, marking the third death to occur in the area of the famous national park in a span of eight days.According toCNN, the man fell while on the South Rim of the canyon, near the Yavapai Geology Museum. The National Park Service told the outlet that they found the visitor’s body about 400 feet below the rim, and rescue teams were sent to recover it. According toNBC, the unidentified man was from California.Park service officials are investigating the incident, CNN reported. The National Park Service did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.The latest death comes after two fatalities in the week prior.Last Thursday, on March 28, a Chinese touristfell to his deathwhile trying to take photos at one of the canyon’s popular sites.The unidentified tourist, a Macau man in his late 50s, was taking photos at Grand Canyon West’s Eagle Point — a tourist hot spot on the Hualapai reservation outside of the national park — when he stumbled and fell, park spokesman David Leibowitz told PEOPLE last week. He was part of a tour group.RELATED VIDEO:3 Reported Dead, 4 Critically Injured After Tour Helicopter Crashes in Grand Canyon“The thoughts and prayers of every Grand Canyon West employee remain with the loved ones of this individual and the members of the tour group,” Leibowitz said in a statement.He fell around 10 a.m. local time and a helicopter recovered his body later in the afternoon, Leibowitz said, noting that the area was closed for the rest of the day.Signs in the area warned tourists to steer clear of the edge, but the rim has no barrier, according to theAssociated Press.Just two days earlier on March 26 — in a separate incident — authoritiesfound the body of a personbelieved to be a foreign national in a wooded area near Grand Canyon Village, according to the National Park Service and the AP.Grand Canyon National Park recentlycelebrated its 100th yearon Feb. 26. The geological site draws 6 million visitors each year. However, as much as it is known for its beautiful landscape and rock formations, the Grand Canyon has become the site of hundreds of deaths.About 12 people die at the Grand Canyon a year, including those due to natural causes,according to AZ Central.And at least 770 people have died at the park since the mid-1800s,CityLab reported. Last October, the bodies of Garret Bonkowski, 25, and Jessica Bartz, 22, of Peoria, Arizona,were found on the canyon’s South Rim.Months earlier, in July, 24-year-old Andrey Privin, of Illinois, lost his footing andfell 500 feet to his deathafter climbing over a railing at Mather Point.
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A 67-year-old man died after falling over the edge of the Grand Canyon on Wednesday, marking the third death to occur in the area of the famous national park in a span of eight days.According toCNN, the man fell while on the South Rim of the canyon, near the Yavapai Geology Museum. The National Park Service told the outlet that they found the visitor’s body about 400 feet below the rim, and rescue teams were sent to recover it. According toNBC, the unidentified man was from California.Park service officials are investigating the incident, CNN reported. The National Park Service did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.The latest death comes after two fatalities in the week prior.Last Thursday, on March 28, a Chinese touristfell to his deathwhile trying to take photos at one of the canyon’s popular sites.The unidentified tourist, a Macau man in his late 50s, was taking photos at Grand Canyon West’s Eagle Point — a tourist hot spot on the Hualapai reservation outside of the national park — when he stumbled and fell, park spokesman David Leibowitz told PEOPLE last week. He was part of a tour group.RELATED VIDEO:3 Reported Dead, 4 Critically Injured After Tour Helicopter Crashes in Grand Canyon“The thoughts and prayers of every Grand Canyon West employee remain with the loved ones of this individual and the members of the tour group,” Leibowitz said in a statement.He fell around 10 a.m. local time and a helicopter recovered his body later in the afternoon, Leibowitz said, noting that the area was closed for the rest of the day.Signs in the area warned tourists to steer clear of the edge, but the rim has no barrier, according to theAssociated Press.Just two days earlier on March 26 — in a separate incident — authoritiesfound the body of a personbelieved to be a foreign national in a wooded area near Grand Canyon Village, according to the National Park Service and the AP.Grand Canyon National Park recentlycelebrated its 100th yearon Feb. 26. The geological site draws 6 million visitors each year. However, as much as it is known for its beautiful landscape and rock formations, the Grand Canyon has become the site of hundreds of deaths.About 12 people die at the Grand Canyon a year, including those due to natural causes,according to AZ Central.And at least 770 people have died at the park since the mid-1800s,CityLab reported. Last October, the bodies of Garret Bonkowski, 25, and Jessica Bartz, 22, of Peoria, Arizona,were found on the canyon’s South Rim.Months earlier, in July, 24-year-old Andrey Privin, of Illinois, lost his footing andfell 500 feet to his deathafter climbing over a railing at Mather Point.
A 67-year-old man died after falling over the edge of the Grand Canyon on Wednesday, marking the third death to occur in the area of the famous national park in a span of eight days.
According toCNN, the man fell while on the South Rim of the canyon, near the Yavapai Geology Museum. The National Park Service told the outlet that they found the visitor’s body about 400 feet below the rim, and rescue teams were sent to recover it. According toNBC, the unidentified man was from California.
Park service officials are investigating the incident, CNN reported. The National Park Service did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.
The latest death comes after two fatalities in the week prior.
Last Thursday, on March 28, a Chinese touristfell to his deathwhile trying to take photos at one of the canyon’s popular sites.
The unidentified tourist, a Macau man in his late 50s, was taking photos at Grand Canyon West’s Eagle Point — a tourist hot spot on the Hualapai reservation outside of the national park — when he stumbled and fell, park spokesman David Leibowitz told PEOPLE last week. He was part of a tour group.
RELATED VIDEO:3 Reported Dead, 4 Critically Injured After Tour Helicopter Crashes in Grand Canyon
“The thoughts and prayers of every Grand Canyon West employee remain with the loved ones of this individual and the members of the tour group,” Leibowitz said in a statement.
He fell around 10 a.m. local time and a helicopter recovered his body later in the afternoon, Leibowitz said, noting that the area was closed for the rest of the day.
Signs in the area warned tourists to steer clear of the edge, but the rim has no barrier, according to theAssociated Press.
Just two days earlier on March 26 — in a separate incident — authoritiesfound the body of a personbelieved to be a foreign national in a wooded area near Grand Canyon Village, according to the National Park Service and the AP.
Grand Canyon National Park recentlycelebrated its 100th yearon Feb. 26. The geological site draws 6 million visitors each year. However, as much as it is known for its beautiful landscape and rock formations, the Grand Canyon has become the site of hundreds of deaths.
About 12 people die at the Grand Canyon a year, including those due to natural causes,according to AZ Central.
And at least 770 people have died at the park since the mid-1800s,CityLab reported. Last October, the bodies of Garret Bonkowski, 25, and Jessica Bartz, 22, of Peoria, Arizona,were found on the canyon’s South Rim.
Months earlier, in July, 24-year-old Andrey Privin, of Illinois, lost his footing andfell 500 feet to his deathafter climbing over a railing at Mather Point.
source: people.com
