People walk along the Grand Canyon Skywalk on the Hualapai Indian Reservation in northwestern Arizona. via Associated PressA man plummeted thousands of feet to his death while visiting a popular tourist destination at the Grand Canyon earlier this month. The Mohave County Sheriff’s Office in Arizona said that a man “went over the edge” at the Grand Canyon West Skywalk about 9 am on June 5, according to a statement on Facebook. The skywalk is a horseshoe-shaped glass bridge that extends 70 feet out over the rim of the natural phenomenon, giving visitors a clear view 4,000 feet to the canyon floor below. More than 10 million people have visited the skywalk since 2007, according to the Grand Canyon West website.

Source: Huffington Post June 21, 2023 08:01 UTC