A 33-year-old man fell 4,000 ft to his demise from Grand Canyon West's Skywalk, police say

• An unidentified man fell to his demise at Grand Canyon West earlier this month on the Skywalk attraction.
• The 33-year-old was discovered lifeless on the scene, the native sheriff’s workplace mentioned. 
• Authorities haven’t but decided whether or not the autumn was unintentional or intentional.

A tragedy unfolded on the Grand Canyon after a person fell from a viewing platform to his demise. 

The unidentified 33-year-old man “went over the sting on the Skywalk,” falling about 4,000 ft on June 5, the Mohave County Sheriff’s Workplace advised native Fox 10 Phoenix.

“About 9am Monday (6/5) morning, the technical rope rescue workforce from the Mohave County Sheriff’s Workplace Search and Rescue responded to Grand Canyon West Skywalk for a 33-year-old male who went over the sting on the Sky Stroll into the canyon,” the sheriff’s workplace mentioned, per Fox 10. 

The Mohave County Sheriff’s Workplace didn’t instantly reply to Insider’s request for remark. Authorities haven’t launched the person’s id or whether or not his fall was unintentional or intentional. The Grand Canyon has a historical past of deaths by suicide. 

“Two short-haul technicians (rope specialists) responded with [a] Kingman DPS Ranger helicopter to the scene,” the sheriff’s workplace advised Fox 10. They discovered the sufferer lifeless on the scene, the outlet reported.  

“He was extracted to the Command Publish and transferred to the Hualapai Nation,” the sheriff’s workplace advised Fox 10. 

The autumn passed off in Grand Canyon West, positioned on the Hualapai Native American Reservation. The Skywalk attraction is operated by the Hualapai Native American tribe, per the Grand Canyon West web site. 

A spokesperson for the Grand Canyon Resort Company didn’t instantly reply to Insider’s request for touch upon Saturday. 

The resort boasts of the Skywalk, describing it as a “breathtaking 10-foot broad, horseshoe-shaped glass bridge extends 70 ft out over the rim of the Grand Canyon, providing you with a transparent view 4,000 ft to the Canyon flooring under.” 

“There’s merely no thrill like stepping out on glass 1000’s of ft within the air, but there is no have to be nervous — Skywalk is robust sufficient to carry seventy absolutely loaded 747 passenger jets,” the web site for the Skywalk says.