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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You sure they have the definition of Texan correct? Says he went to Purdue....
Gravity kills.
Yikes. RIP.
Irony being ironic, when we went there I noticed the lack of guard rails and thought it was refreshing to not have the nanny state put up rails to ruin the beauty. I guess it is tribal land and they don’t have to.
This is why we should stop all erosion...once we control this global warming/climate change system we will never again need to fear such erosion atrocities as this horrific ‘Grand Canyon’ thingie.
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Was at the El Tovar for four days in the fall. Nice trip. I wonder how he fell off. It is a shear drop in some spots for sure.
Condolences to the family but they call it the Grand Canyon because they can’t call it the Youwontfingbelievehowfingbigitis canyon
It’s not gravity, it’s not the fall. It’s the sudden stop. Whenever you fall 350 feet, make sure to land on an enormous feather mattress.
Grapevine man was alone when he fell from Grand Canyon rim | Northeast Tarrant
http://www.star-telegram.com/2014/03/18/5659244/grapevine-man-was-alone-when-he.html
Likely a naturalized Texan. Heckuva way to go...RIP.
There's a Democrat proposed bill in congress to repeal the law.
I believe that it's being proposed by Congressman Hank (Guam is gonna tip over) Johnson) co authored by Shelia Jackson Lee.
Yeah, but then there’s the anvil, or the safe that’s coming in right behind you.
sad. it was a unique death though. doesn’t really overcome the sad.
“it was a unique death though.’
It’s not the fall that kills, it’s the sudden stop.
Don’t suppose he worked for a bank, do ya? Just sayin!
Those boilermakers will do it every time.
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