Macau Tourist Dies In Grand Canyon Fall
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2019-03-29 HKT 09:00
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A Macau man is one of two tourists to die in incidents at the Grand Canyon in separate incidents this week.
A helicopter lifted the body of unidentified 50-year-old from about 300 metres below the rim on Thursday afternoon at Grand Canyon West, a popular tourist destination on the Hualapai reservation outside the boundaries of the national park, spokesman David Leibowitz said.
The fall happened while few visitors were at Eagle Point, a remote site best known for the Skywalk, a horse-shoe shaped glass bridge that juts out from the canyon wall. The rim has some ledges and outcroppings below but no barrier between tourists and the edge.
The man, who was on a tour organised by a Hong Kong company, was taking photos when he stumbled and fell, Leibowitz said. Signs at Eagle Point warn tourists not to get too close to the edge.
Meanwhile, authorities at Grand Canyon National Park — about 150km east — were working to identify a person believed to be a foreign national. A body was found Tuesday evening in a wooded area south of Grand Canyon Village away from the rim, the park said.
The person's relatives haven't been notified, and the cause of death is unclear.
Grand Canyon National Park is one of the most popular tourist destinations in the US, drawing nearly 6.4 million visitors last year. Grand Canyon West on the Hualapai reservation gets about 1 million visitors annually. (AP)
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Last updated: 2019-03-29 HKT 11:09
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