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Visitor Falls Roughly 400 Feet To Death At Grand Canyon National Park

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By NPT Staff - April 30th, 2015
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A visitor to Grand Canyon National Park fell to his death along the Rim Trail east of Mather Point/NPS file photo of Mather Point

A visitor to Grand Canyon National Park fell roughly 400 feet to his death Thursday afternoon.

Park authorities received a call about 4:30 p.m. with word that an unidentified man had fallen from the edge of the Rim Trail east of Mather Point. Responding units included park rangers, technical search and rescue team, and the park helicopter. The park helicopter was able to locate the man approximately 400 feet below the rim, a park release said.

Due to terrain, time of day and safety concerns, recovery operations were suspended for the day and were to resume in the morning. 

An investigation into the incident was being handled by the National Park Service. No further information is available at this time.

 

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