A 65-year-old man died after slipping off the edge of the Grand Canyon and falling more than 100 feet, authorities in Arizona said.
The incident occurred at Guano Point on the canyon’s western rim on the Hualapai Reservation, according to the Mohave County Sheriff’s Office.
The sheriff’s office said it responded to assist the Hualapai Nation in a technical recovery Thursday afternoon.
A 65-year-old man died after slipping and falling over the edge of the Grand Canyon on Nov. 7, 2025, the Mojave County Sheriff’s Office, in Arizona, said.
Courtesy Mojave County Sheriff’s Office
A search and rescue crew located the man approximately 130 feet down into the canyon on a pile of rock fragments, according to the sheriff’s office.
Technical rope technicians used ropes to recover the body, which was then transported to the Mohave County Medical Examiner’s Office, authorities said.
The Hualapai Nation Police Department, Hualapai Nation Fire and Grand Canyon West security also assisted in the recovery, the sheriff’s office said.
The name of the man was not released.
A 65-year-old man died after slipping and falling over the edge of the Grand Canyon on Nov. 7, 2025, the Mojave County Sheriff’s Office, in Arizona, said.
Courtesy Mojave County Sheriff’s Office
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