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2019-09-30 -Lurid Crime Tales-

Gravity be hard: Grand Canyon's Skywalk claims another jumper

GRAND CANYON WEST, Ariz. (AP) ‐ Authorities are trying to locate the body of a man who climbed over a safety barrier at the Grand Canyon Skywalk and apparently jumped to his death.

They say the 28-year-old visitor to the tourist spot on the Hualapai reservation outside Grand Canyon National Park jumped around 4:30 p.m. Saturday.

A Grand Canyon West spokesman says a body recovery effort began Sunday morning.

Skywalk opened in 2007. It’s a horseshoe-shaped glass walkway that juts about 70 feet over the canyon overlooking the Colorado River.

The vertical drop from the Skywalk is between 500 feet and 800 feet (244 meters).

A Chinese tourist fell to his death in March when he stumbled while trying to take a photo close to Skywalk.

Posted by Besoeker 2019-09-30 07:30|| || Front Page|| [31 views ] Top

#1 The Skywalk is owned by the tribe's gaming house thingee. It seems like there's a, um, speculating on the results, opportunity here.

Posted by M. Murcek 2019-09-30 07:53|| 2019-09-30 07:53|| Front Page Top

#2 That comment had to be revised several times to fly. Copy / paste is your friend and a learning experience it is too. Sort of like an Elvis Cole story.

Posted by M. Murcek 2019-09-30 07:55|| 2019-09-30 07:55|| Front Page Top

#3 Are they referred to by the locals as coyotes by any chance?

Posted by Procopius2k 2019-09-30 09:13|| 2019-09-30 09:13|| Front Page Top

#4 Gravity's easy, landing is hard.

Posted by Skidmark 2019-09-30 23:12|| 2019-09-30 23:12|| Front Page Top

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