She must not have been a native Floridian. From my exposure in the NC mountains, they’re usually very fearful of heights, disoriented by it. Had to drive the resort van out and rescue them several times after they got vertigo driving on US 64 and couldn’t drive any further.
These were fairly elderly people, though. Maybe in younger people, lack of familiarity means underestimating the risk of falling.
Note to self: stay away from Grand Canyon.
Looks like it’s high time for Gravity Control.
If it saves just one Tourist, it’s worth it.
“She was just, like, stepping out of the way for another gentleman to, kind of, squeeze in,”
There are times when single file really means single file...
I’m not sure about the Kaibab trail, but on the Bright Angel, the mules have the right-of-way and you are required to stand on the outside (cliff side) when they pass. If you see them coming, find a wide spot early on.
I was literally just there in April and it amazed me how many people went beyond the safety rails so they could go stand in some really dangerous places for selfies. I feel sorry for this lady but she didn’t treat the place as the very dangerous place that it really is.
Ooooh ooh Ooooh
AAAAAHHHHHHHHH!
BTDDT
(been there didn’t do that)
400 feet, about right to reach terminal velocity, about 120 mph. That’ll work.
Oh dear. Poor woman....my sympathies and condolences to her family and friends.
I am glad I am so afraid of places like that....keeps me safe.
My first thought was what kind of man elbows his way past a woman causing her to fall off a cliff? And why are we not hearing more about him?
I visited in 2003 with my late mother who enjoyed it but was very wary of getting near the edge. I was less so but still cautious. It’s worth the trip IMHO. One of the great natural wonders of America.
Pardon me lady, can you just step out of my way?
No problem sir!
Ooh- AAAHH!
She tripped over her own feet.
When is the Govt going to get serious about Foot Control. The Constitution only discusses the right to keep Arms.
People from Florida don't really have any place higher than second floor anywhere around them, aside from a couple of bird-covered landfills located scenically beside the turnpike. Being on the edge of Grand Canyon must have been pretty disorienting for this victim. I don't personally think I could get anywhere near it without freaking out.
She should have died hereafter;Ol' Billy really knew humanity.
There would have been a time for such a word.
To-morrow, and to-morrow, and to-morrow,
Creeps in this petty pace from day to day
To the last syllable of recorded time,
And all our yesterdays have lighted fools
The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle!
Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage
And then is heard no more: it is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing.
The geological formations of the earth are beautiful, but they demand respect.
The South Rim has a village with a paved walkway bounded by a low wall. If you stay on the land side of that wall, there is no chance of going over into the canyon. Everywhere else is dangerous, but spectacular. Definitely one of the top natural wonders of the world.
Bout dam time. I was about sick of her shit.
Go to any National Park and people think they are at an amusement park. I was just in Yellowstone and watched a woman do a handstand with splits on the edge on the walkway over the Grand Prismatic Springs. A few weeks before that a fellow from Germany decided to walk off the path there, fell through the thin crust and no part of him was left to recover.