“Grapevine man was alone when he fell from Grand Canyon rim”
I just finished reading a book that chronicaled all the known deaths in the Grand Canyon. Lots of ways to die out there. People falling off the edge was probably the most interesting chapter to me.
I learned that the 2 highest risk factors for people on foot in the park is hiking alone and going off trail. Oddly, middle-aged men tend to do these things more often than any other age/gender group.
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.