An unidentified 33-year-old man fell to his death at the renowned Grand Canyon Skywalk attraction on June 5. 

Plunging over 4,000 feet toward the Colorado River below, the man’s life was abruptly cut short, according to local reports.

Emergency rescue teams, including skilled rope experts and helicopters, rushed to the scene following a distress call around 9 am. Despite their swift response, the man was found dead at the bottom of the cliff. The tragic news was confirmed by the Mojave County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue team leading the operation.

At this point, it is unclear if the man fell from the Skywalk bridge or another part of the attraction.

Operated by the Hualapai Nation, the Skywalk is a 10-foot wide, horseshoe-shaped glass bridge that juts out 70 feet beyond the rim of the canyon, offering awe-inspiring vistas to visitors.

Regrettably, the Grand Canyon National Park has been marked as the most deadly National Park in the United States, infamous for its high number of missing persons, fatalities, and suicides. From 2018 to February of the current year, 56 people were reported missing within the park, with six individuals found dead, according to records obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request. Experts, however, believe the actual death toll in the vast park could be significantly higher than what official records suggest.

Unfortunately, the gloomy statistics are not confined to the Grand Canyon. Records show that almost 1,100 people have disappeared across the nation’s national parks in the past five years.