A 33-year-old man fell more than 4,000 feet to his death this week at the Grand Canyon in Arizona, according to law enforcement.
“About 9 am Monday (6/5) morning, the technical rope rescue team from the Mohave County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue responded to Grand Canyon West Skywalk for a 33-year-old male who went over the edge at the Sky Walk into the canyon,” said the sheriff’s office.
A helicopter was deployed down into the canyon, and responders found the man had died from the impact of the fall.
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“Two short-haul technicians (rope specialists) responded with Kingman DPS Ranger helicopter to the scene and determined the man was deceased,” the sheriff’s office said. “He was extracted to the Command Post and transferred to the Hualapai Nation.”
The man’s remains were transferred to a facility at the Hulapai Nation, a local indigenous community.
An investigation into the man’s death has been launched, though it is unclear whether or not the man committed suicide.
The Mohave County Sheriff’s Office has been contacted with a request for comment.
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