Man dies at Grand Canyon after falling more than 100 feet: sheriff’s office

A 65-year-old man died after slipping off the edge of a cliff and falling more than 100 feet in the Grand Canyon this week, the sheriff’s office said.

According to the Mohave County Sheriff’s Office, the incident occurred in the Guano Point area of ​​the Grand Canyon West.

“A 65-year-old male slipped and fell off the edge of the canyon and died,” the sheriff’s office’s search and rescue team said, describing how they were called to “assist the Hualapai Nation with a technical rescue” around 2 p.m. Thursday. he said.

“Search and Rescue responded and found him on a mountain pile approximately 130 feet below. Technical rope technicians set up a lowering and lifting system using ropes to extricate him and transport the body to the Mohave County Medical Examiner’s Office,” he added.

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The man’s identity has not been made public.

The sheriff’s office’s search and rescue team released footage showing first responders lowering a basket into the canyon to rescue the victim.

“This recovery was also assisted by the Hualapai Tribal Police Department, Hualapai National Fire Department, Grand Canyon West Safety; thank you for your assistance,” he added. “We extend our condolences to their family. Please respect their privacy during this time.”

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A Mohave County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue team member is seen descending into the Grand Canyon West with a basket to retrieve the body of the 65-year-old victim on Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025. (Mohave County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue)

The death comes after a Colorado man died in September when his car went over the edge of the rim in Arizona’s Grand Canyon National Park and plummeted hundreds of feet below.

The National Park Service (NPS) said park rangers learned the car, with a single passenger inside, crashed over the rim near the South Kaibab Trail Start. The Rangers immediately intervened and recovered his body 1,000 feet below the rim.

NPS identified the man as 27-year-old Steven “Drew” Bradley of Federal Heights, Colorado.

The Mohave County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue unit found him after he slipped and fell “about 40 feet below” the edge of the Grand Canyon rim, authorities said. (Mohave County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue)

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A helicopter airlifted Bradley’s body to the rim before it was transported to the Coconino County Medical Examiner’s Office in Arizona.

Fox News Digital’s Stephen Sorace contributed to this report.