Third person dies at Grand Canyon in past eight days

[DesertRat]

GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, AZ —
Another visitor has died at Grand Canyon National Park after a man fell 400 feet (122 meters) over the South Rim, authorities said Thursday.

Park rangers responded to a call shortly before noon Wednesday that someone had fallen over the rim. The park's helicopter and technical rescue team recovered the body of a 67-year-old man.

The name and hometown of the man wasn't immediately available.

The National Park Service and the Coconino County Medical Examiner are investigating the death, park officials said.

https://www.abc15.com/news/region-northern-az/flagstaff/third-person-dies-at-grand-canyon-in-past-eight-days

[rownesheck]

1. I've never been to the grand canyon.

Are there no safety railings?

[DesertRat]

2. There are some, but people still go around them

Sometimes people stumble trying to get the best pictures and other times the cause is suicide.

[Nay]

3. There are some barriers, but imagine the size of the Grand Canyon -- you can't fence every

dangerous area.

When I was visiting the South Rim a couple of years ago, a German teenage girl jumped atop the stone barrier wall and started doing a little dance for her friends. My heart almost stopped. She got down without incident, but as you can see, that's not always the case. You can't be too careful; it's a loooooong way down.