28-Year-Old Man Dies at Grand Canyon Skywalk

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A man visiting theGrand Canyon Skywalkhas died after apparently leaping hundreds of feet to his death, Grand Canyon West spokesman David Leibowitz confirms to PEOPLE.

The man has not been identified.

The Skywalk, a horseshoe-shaped glass bridge, is a popular tourist destination that extends 70 feet out of the rim of the Grand Canyon, according to its website.

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It’s approximately a 500-foot to 800-foot vertical drop below from the bridge, theAssociated Pressreports.

The Grand Canyon, which sees more than 6 million visitors each year, has made headlines for a number of tourist deaths this year, including a visitor from China whostumbled and fell while taking picturesat Grand Canyon West’s Eagle Point and aJapanese touristwhose body was found that same month in the forest south of Grand Canyon Village, according to the AP.

A 67-year-oldCalifornia man died in Aprilafter falling from the edge near the Yavapai Geology Museum, CNN reported, while a 70-year-old woman alsofell to her deathlater that month, PEOPLE confirmed.

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source: people.com