Tragic Death of 33-Year-Old Man at Grand Canyon Skywalk: Latest News and Updates

2023-06-17 20:00:42

And 33 year old man has died in the state of Arizona (United States) following falling from the top of the footbridge located in the Grand Canyon of the Colorado more than 200 meters high.

The North American medium TMZ reported that the events took place last Monday around 9:00 a.m., when the agents of the search and rescue team of the county of Mohave received the notice to carry out the rescue work in the area. The team technicians determined that the cause of death was due to the fall.

The Mohave County Sheriff’s Office announced the death of the man with this message. “At 9 a.m., the rope equipment search technique and rescue from the Mohave County Sheriff’s Office attended the Grand Canyon West Skywalk to rescue a man who fell off the edge of the passage toward the canyon,” they said.

Finally, the workers might only determine the death of the man. Opened in 2005, the Skywalk It is a viewpoint located at 1400 meters above sea level on a circular platform with a glass floor. Weighing in at 500 tons, the platform protrudes 20 meters from the edge of the canyon. It only admits up to a maximum of 120 people.

Similar event in 2019

However, it is not the first time that an event of similar characteristics has happened in this tourist area of ​​the United States. Four years ago, a 70-year-old woman died following suffering a fall vacuum of more than 60 meters. In his case, he was on a hiking trail in the Pipe Creek Vista area. There was also the case of a 67-year-old man who lived in California died following a fall into a vacuum of more than 120 meters.

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