Posted on 03/18/2014 2:38:43 PM PDT by kcvl
John N. Anderson, of Grapevine, fell off the rim near El Tovar Lodge while visiting Grand Canyon National Park on Saturday morning, authorities have said.
Rangers were able to locate the 53-year-old and began CPR but said efforts to resuscitate him were unsuccessful.
The Grand Canyon Regional Communications Centre received a report of a man falling off the rim at about 8am Saturday.
An investigation into the incident is being conducted by the National Park Service and the Coconino County Medical Examiner.
He also had his own agency in Bedford, and according to its biography, he was a graduate of Purdue University.
According to reports, there have been some 685 deaths recorded so far at the Grand Canyon.
In March 2012, newlywed Ioana Hociota, 24, was just 80 miles short of becoming the youngest person in history to hike the Grand Canyon from end to end when she fell 300ft to her death.
It was believed at the time that a loose rock may have caused the fall.
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I’ll bet. It is an awesome (in the true sense of the word) place!
Was he a banker?
I read the same book standing in the South Rim gift shop in September 2002. Many people also drown. The one I remember best is the guy who jumped over the rail about 10 feet down onto the flat rock covered in coins that people had thrown onto it. He was dancing around and showing off when he slipped and fell 700 feet.
In the late 90’s I was the auditor at the El Tovar.
A guest who had checked in late the night before came running to the desk the next morning screaming about the lack of fencing. (she was from NYC)
If you go east of the El Tovar about 300 yards there is an area that is pretty straight down.
The stone wall along the rim by the El Tovar is only abot knee high. Very easy to fall if your not paying attention. The top of the wall is about 2 feet wide. Most who slip just end up sitting on the wall with really big eyes.
On average, less than 2 people per year die at the canyon.
Probably need OSHA to make up some laws to regulate it?
We need a Federal Department of Applied Physics before more people needlessly die.
I appreciate your info as I haven’t been there and wasn’t aware. Thanks. I feel bad that he died, but the article was just odd.
What I was pointing out was that the article said he was all alone when he fell and yet his sister-in-law said he wasn’t trying to take photos or do anything weird. How would she know if he was alone?
Oh my gosh, we need to push for installation of nets across the canyon! /s
I remember visiting the Grand Canyon when there were a lot of thunderstorms in the area, and I thought that would spoil my family's enjoyment. Turned out it was thrilling. We would sit at various places on the rim (yes, with a steep drop below us), and watch in amazement as bolts of lightning were blazing at the opposite rim. Breathtaking and unforgettable.
Was he an investment banker?
“not too many people fall into grand canyon and die. far more die of cancer or pneumonia.’
It’s STILL not ‘unique’, as tragic as it is. It happens fairly regularly where I live. And it’s USUALLY tourists who have no absolute awareness/respect for their surroundings. If you stand on the edge of a cliff, there’s a chance you may end up falling off of it.
And then there’s the occasional soul who just simply wants to end it all.
i am not talking about just any cliff. i was being specific that not too many people fall down the grand canyon and die, in comparison to dying from illness/age. not just falling off a cliff anywhere.
Do you think they will make a Direct TV commercial about it, like the fist of goodness, don't fall into a dinner party?
The gummint doesn’t like building fences that far south. People might get ideas (like the gummmint should be building one on the border.)
Especially in August. Before visiting the Louvre, where American tourists with a sense of smell can sometimes be found.
Really big feather mattress. People have survived falls at terminal velocity into trees, snapping some tree limbs on the way down. It happens.
Were his last words, “Here. Hold my beer and watch this?”
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--Democrat Mayor Marion Barry
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