Man dies at Grand Canyon after slipping over edge, falling more than 100 feet, sheriff's office says

A 65-year-old antheral died this week successful the Grand Canyon aft slipping implicit the borderline and falling much than 100 feet, a sheriff’s bureau said.

The incidental happened successful the Guano Point country of Grand Canyon West, according to the Mohave County Sheriff’s Office.

"A 65-year-old antheral had slipped and fell implicit the borderline into the canyon and was deceased," the sheriff’s office's hunt and rescue squad said, describing however they were called to "assist the Hualapai Nation successful a method recovery" astir 2 p.m. Thursday.

"Search and Rescue responded and located him astir 130 feet down connected a scree pile. Technical enactment technicians acceptable up a lowering and raising strategy utilizing ropes to retrieve him and convey the assemblage to the Mohave County Medical Examiners Office," it added.

COLORADO MAN DIES AFTER CAR DRIVES OVER RIM OF GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK

The Mohave County Sheriff's Office Search and Rescue squad is seen moving connected Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025, to retrieve the assemblage of the antheral who fell successful the Guano Point country of Grand Canyon West. (Mohave County Sheriff's Office Search and Rescue )

The individuality of the antheral has not been publically released.

The sheriff’s office's hunt and rescue squad released images showing archetypal responders lowering a handbasket into the canyon for the betterment of the victim.

"Also helping connected this betterment were Hualapai Tribal Police Department, Hualapai Nation Fire, Grand Canyon West Security — convey you for your assistance," it added. "Our condolences are with his family. Please respect their privateness during this time."

DAD FINDS 13-YEAR-OLD SON DEAD AFTER 200-FOOT FALL FROM BLUFF INSIDE POPULAR NATIONAL PARK SITE

A Mohave County Sheriff's Office Search and Rescue squad subordinate is seen taking a handbasket down into Grand Canyon West to retrieve the assemblage of the 65-year-old unfortunate connected Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025. (Mohave County Sheriff's Office Search and Rescue )

The decease happened aft a Colorado antheral died successful September erstwhile his car went implicit the borderline of the rim astatine Arizona's Grand Canyon National Park and plunged hundreds of feet.

Park rangers learned that the car with a azygous occupant had plunged implicit the rim adjacent South Kaibab Trailhead, the National Park Service (NPS) said. Rangers instantly responded and recovered his assemblage 300 feet beneath the rim.

NPS identified the antheral arsenic Steven "Drew" Bradley, 27, of Federal Heights, Colorado.

The Mohave County Sheriff's Office Search and Rescue recovered the antheral "about 130 feet down" the broadside of the Grand Canyon rim aft helium slipped and fell, officials said. (Mohave County Sheriff's Office Search and Rescue )

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A chopper airlifted Bradley’s assemblage to the rim earlier it was transferred to the Coconino County Medical Examiner’s Office successful Arizona.

Fox News Digital’s Stephen Sorace contributed to this report.