A man who was visiting a popular tourist site at the Grand Canyon earlier this month fell from the walkway and plummeted 4,000 feet to his death, Arizona authorities shared.
The 33-year-old man was on the Skywalk at Grand Canyon West on June 5 when he went over the edge, according to a press release from the Mohave County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue.
The sheriff’s office’s technical rope rescue team responded to the skywalk after receiving calls that someone had gone over the edge of the horseshoe-shaped glass bridge.
The walkway is popular, as it gives tourists a view into the canyon, extending 70 feet over the edge.
“Two short-haul technicians (rope specialists) responded with [a] Kingman DPS Ranger helicopter to the scene and determined the man was deceased,” the sheriff’s office said.
The incident is still being investigated by police.
The man’s body has since been transferred to the Hualapai Nation, a federally recognized Indian Tribe in Arizona, the sheriff’s office shared.
This is not the first incident to occur at a National Park this year, as visitor and animal deaths continue to make headlines.
At Yellowstone National Park, drivers and visitors were urged to make an effort to protect wildlife by using caution while at the park. The warning came after a number of recent incidents have left several animals killed or endangered.
One interaction saw a bison calf being disturbed as it was attempting to cross a river in the park, leading to it being euthanized. Another saw a group of tourists put a baby elk in their car and drive it to a police precinct at the park.
“In recent days, some actions by visitors have led to the endangerment of people and wildlife and resulted in the death of wildlife,” the park said in a press release.
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