She had walked off the trail near the South Rim before she fell 200 feet.
A view from the South Rim of the Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona in 2012. By Katie Mettler Katie Mettler Reporter covering breaking news and features Email Bio Follow April 24 at 8:38 AM A 70-year-old old woman fell to her death in Grand Canyon National Park on Tuesday, the latest in a spate of fatalities in and around one of the most popular tourist destinations in the United States.
Park officials used a helicopter to retrieve the woman’s body. They were waiting to release the woman’s name until her family had been notified.Her death is the fourth in and near the park since March 26, when the body of a Japanese tourist was found south of Grand Canyon Village. Two days later, on March 28, a Chinese tourist from Macau was trying to take a photo at Grand Canyon West’s Eagle Point when he stumbled and fell to his death.
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