2nd person dies at Grand Canyon this week after tourist falls while taking photos
Two visitors died in separate incidents this week at the Grand Canyon, including one person whose identity remains a mystery.
Early Thursday, a man in his fifties visiting from Hong Kong stumbled and fell while at Grand Canyon West, part of the Hualapai reservation outside the national park. The tourist was in an area known as Eagle Point and was taking photos when he fell into the canyon, The Associated Press reports. On Thursday afternoon, a helicopter lifted his body from 1,000 feet below the rim.
Previously, on Tuesday evening, a body was found in a wooded area south of Grand Canyon Village in Grand Canyon National Park. Authorities are trying to identify the person, believed to be a foreign national. A spokeswoman for the park told AP the cause of death isn't clear. The situation is being investigated by the National Park Service and the local medical examiner's office.
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