• Earlier this month, an unidentified man fell to his death from the Grand Canyon West Skywalk attraction.

• A 33-year-old man was found dead at the scene, according to the local sheriff’s office.

• Authorities have yet to determine whether the fall was accidental or intentional.

Tragedy strikes the Grand Canyon after a man falls to his death from an observatory.

The Mojave County Sheriff’s Office told locals that the unidentified 33-year-old man fell “over the edge of the skywalk” on June 5 from about 4,000 feet. Fox 10 Phoenix.

“At approximately 9 a.m. Monday (June 5), a Mojave County Sheriff’s Department Search and Rescue Technical Rope Rescue Team was dispatched to the Grand Canyon West Skywalk, crossing the edge of the Skywalk and plunging into the Grand Canyon 33. We searched for a 19-year-old man in the canyon,” the sheriff’s office told Fox 10.

The Mojave County Sheriff’s Office did not immediately respond to an insider’s request for comment. Authorities have not released the man’s identity or whether the fall was accidental or intentional. At the Grand Canyon history of fatalities (number) To suicide.

“Two sprint technicians (rope experts) replied, [a] A Kingman DPS Ranger helicopter is heading to the scene,” the sheriff’s office told FOX 10. The bureau reported that the victim’s body was found at the scene.

“He was taken to the command post and transferred to the Hualapai Tribe,” the sheriff’s office told FOX 10.

The fall occurred at Grand Canyon West, located on the Hualapai Indian Reservation. The Skywalk attraction is operated by the Native American Hualapai tribe, following Grand Canyon West. website.

A spokeswoman for the Grand Canyon Resort Corporation did not immediately respond to an insider’s request for comment on Saturday.

The resort boasts the Skywalk, a “breathtaking 10-foot-wide horseshoe-shaped glass bridge that stretches 70 feet over the Grand Canyon rim, offering clear views to the canyon floor 4,000 feet below. You can.”

“It’s not as thrilling as stepping on glass thousands of feet above, but don’t be nervous. The Skywalk is strong enough to hold 70 fully loaded 747 airliners.” website Skywalk says.

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