Officials at the Grand Canyon Skywalk are considering whether more security is needed after a man jumped to his death.
Grand Canyon West said in a statement Monday, Sept. 30, that it would explore whether new policies are needed.
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.
Authorities recovered his body 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.
A Chinese tourist fell to his death in March when he stumbled while trying to take a photo close to Skywalk.
The man who was in his 50s slipped and fell while taking photographs. His body was recovered from 1,000 (305 meters) feet below the rim.
The Chinese consulate in Los Angeles identified the man as a Macau resident. He had been traveling with a tour group from Hong Kong, which led to an initial report that he was from there.
Hualapai acting police Chief Samuel Tsosie said there was no indication the fall was anything but an accident.
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NTD staff contributed to this report.
