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Man Dies After Falling Over 100 Feet in Grand Canyon
A 65-year-old man tragically died this week after slipping and falling more than 100 feet over the edge of the Grand Canyon, according to authorities.
The incident occurred in the Guano Point area of Grand Canyon West. The Mohave County Sheriff’s Office’s search and rescue team was called to assist the Hualapai Nation around 2 p.m. Thursday for a “technical recovery.”
Upon arrival, first responders located the man approximately 130 feet down on a scree pile. Technical rope technicians then established a lowering and raising system to recover the body.
The deceased was then transported to the Mohave County Medical Examiner’s Office. The identity of the man has not yet been publicly released.
Images released by the sheriff’s office’s search and rescue team show first responders utilizing a basket to recover the victim from the canyon.
The Mohave County Sheriff’s Office expressed gratitude to the Hualapai Tribal Police Department, Hualapai Nation Fire, and Grand Canyon West Security for their assistance in the recovery effort. They also extended their condolences to the man’s family, requesting privacy during this difficult time.
This latest incident follows another tragic death in September, when a 27-year-old Colorado man, Steven “Drew” Bradley, died after his car drove over the rim of Arizona’s Grand Canyon National Park near the South Kaibab Trailhead, plunging hundreds of feet. Park rangers recovered his body 300 feet below the rim, and it was airlifted to the rim before being transferred to the Coconino County Medical Examiner’s Office.