Abel Joseph Mejia, 20, of Hickory, North Carolina, was found dead around a quarter of a mile away from the Pipe Creek Vista on Wednesday.
The body of a man who fell 400ft from a viewpoint in the Grand Canyon has been recovered, officials have said. Park rangers were called to reports of a visitor falling from the Pipe Creek Vista in the Grand Canyon National Park at around 10.30am on Wednesday. The body of Abel Joseph Mejia, 20, of Hickory, North Carolina, was discovered around a quarter of a mile away, park officials said.
The National Park Service and Coconino County medical examiner's office is investigating. Read more from Sky News:US in historic prisoner swap with RussiaSimone Biles makes history again at Olympics Authorities advise all Grand Canyon visitors to stay at least six feet away from edges of the rim. According to National Park Service data, 14 people died inside the Grand Canyon National Park between 2014 and 2019, the most recent period for which figures are available.
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