69-year-old woman falls to her death at Grand Canyon
Apr 23, 2019, 5:58 PM | Updated: Apr 24, 2019, 4:11 pm
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PHOENIX — A 69-year-old Valley woman fell to her death at the Grand Canyon on Tuesday.
According to officials, park rangers responded to a call around 1:05 p.m. of a person in need of help west of Pipe Creek Vista.
Before she could be rescued, the woman fell.
With the assistance of a park helicopter and a technical rescue team, the woman’s body was located about 200 feet below the rim.
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The helicopter and rescue team, comprised of about 15 people, recovered the body later in the afternoon.
Authorities identified the woman Wednesday as 69-year-old Cynthia Ackley of Peoria.
No other information was immediately available.
The death is the fourth recent fatality at the Grand Canyon.
Earlier this month, a 67-year-old man fell 400 feet to his death.
In late March, two visitors were also found dead in separate incidents.
The body of a Hong Kong man was found 1,000 feet below the rim at Grand Canyon West on March 28, while a Japanese tourist was found dead March 26 in a wooded area south of Grand Canyon Village, away from the rim.
Editor’s note: An earlier versions of this story used information provided by authorities who said the woman was 70 years old.
