Mojave County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue/via Facebook
Rescuers responded at the Grand Canyon West Skywalk after a 33-year-old man fell into the Grand Canyon.
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A man has died after falling 4,000 feet off a sidewalk at a popular Grand Canyon attraction, according to Arizona officials.
The man, identified only as a 33-year-old man, was on the Grand Canyon West skywalk before crashing over the edge into the canyon below, according to the Mojave County Sheriff’s Department of Search and Rescue. in a Facebook post.
On June 5th, a technical rope rescue team responded to the Skywalk, a horseshoe-shaped glass bridge that extends up to 70 feet. over the canyon rim – After reports that someone has exceeded the limit.
Two rope experts “traveled to the scene in a Kingman Ranger helicopter and determined the man was dead,” the post said. The sheriff’s office said it was investigating the incident.
The man’s body was later transferred to a hospital. Hualapai Nationis located in northwest Arizona and is a federally recognized Indian tribe, the sheriff’s office reported.
The Skywalk, which is located in the Grand Canyon West Area outside of Grand Canyon National Park, is managed by the Hualapai Tribe, according to the company. National Park Service. The Skywalk has more than 10 million visitors since 2007, according to. Grand Canyon West website.
The Mojave County Sheriff’s Office and the Hualapai State Police did not immediately respond to CNN’s request for comment.
