Young girl slips and plunges to her death
A Reuters report says that a four-year-old Arizona girl walking at the edge of the Grand Canyon slipped and plunged about 140 metres to her death, a park official said.
The girl, visiting the vast scenic canyon on a family vacation, fell while on a trail near Mather Point, in Arizona, one of the most popular viewing spots, said park spokeswoman Pamela Walls.
The child’s father scrambled down the cliff and tried to resuscitate her, but she was pronounced dead at the scene.
“Millions of people come here on vacation and this is a tragic reminder that when you have children here you have to keep them under control at all times,” said Walls.
“Something like this can happen in a flash.”
It is the second time this year that a person has died in a fall from the crimson-hued canyon, an international tourist attraction visited by an estimated 4.5 million people annually.
A Report by The Mole and Reuters.
John Alwyn-Jones
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