A Hongkonger plunged to his death on Thursday after slipping over a ledge while taking photos at a lookout at the Grand Canyon.
According to Reuters, the tourist was a man in his 50s who was part of a tour group visiting Grand Canyon West, a popular tourist destination that features a horseshoe-shaped glass skywalk that juts out of a canyon wall overlooks the floor of the canyon some 1,200 meters below.
David Leibowitz, spokesman for Grand Canyon West, said the Hongkonger, whose name has not been released, was taking photos during a mid-morning stop at the Eagle Point overlook yesterday morning when he slipped and fell.
HK01 reports that the tourist’s body was found at about 4:35pm local time, and a helicopter was dispatched to airlift him out.
