Maria A. Salgado Lopez, 59, of Scottsdale, Arizona, was climbing off trail on Friday and taking photographs with her loved ones when she accidentally fell from the canyon’s rim, in accordance to a National Park Services push launch.
She and her spouse and children ended up hiking in an space west of Mather Point together the canyon’s South Rim, officials stated.
Grand Canyon Countrywide Park rangers discovered her entire body about 100 toes down below the rim, according to the park support.
“An investigation into the incident is becoming conducted by the Countrywide Park Services and the Coconino County Medical Examiner’s Office,” the park assistance mentioned in a assertion.
The park, which experienced virtually 6 million guests previous yr, is urging all site visitors to keep on selected trails and walkways and maintain a protected distance from the edge of the rim.
The South Rim visitor center is positioned just south of Mather Point, which is one of the canyon’s most popular overlooks and gives amazing sights, primarily at sunset.
Past year, at the very least two persons died soon after falling more than the edge of the Grand Canyon. 1 of them, a person in his late 50s was evidently getting a selfie when he slipped and fell, a spokesman for the Eagle Position observation area at Grand Canyon West informed CNN at the time.
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