A tragic incident occurred at the Grand Canyon resulting in the death of a 65-year-old man who slipped off the edge of the canyon. The victim fell approximately 130 feet from Guano Point on the western rim of the canyon within the Hualapai Reservation, as reported by the Mohave County Sheriff’s Office.
In response to the incident, the sheriff’s office collaborated with Hualapai Nation technicians who utilized ropes to establish a pulley system. This system was then lowered into the canyon to retrieve the man’s body on Thursday afternoon. The recovery operation involved technical rope technicians setting up a lowering and raising mechanism to safely recover the victim from a scree pile located 130 feet below.
Various agencies, including the Hualapai Tribal Police Department, Hualapai Nation Fire, and Grand Canyon West Security, provided vital assistance during the recovery process. The Mohave County Sheriff’s Office expressed their condolences to the family of the deceased and urged the public to respect their privacy during this difficult time.
The identity of the deceased individual has not been disclosed, and his body was transferred to the Mohave County Medical Examiner’s Office for further examination. This incident follows a previous fatality in September when a 27-year-old man named Steven Bradley from Federal Heights, Colorado, lost his life at the Grand Canyon National Park after his vehicle plunged over a rim near the South Kaibab Trailhead. Bradley’s body was found approximately 300 feet below the rim.