Dial 988 to reach the National Suicide & Crisis Lifeline.Help is also available 24/7/365 via text by texting “hope” to 4HOPE (4673). Solari Crisis & Human Services offers a free, statewide crisis line 24/7/365 - dial 844-534-HOPE (4673).
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Dial 211 at any time to reach the free 211 Arizona information and referral service and connect with free resources available locally throughout the state.Services for Arizona residents in crisis include: The man's body was recovered and taken to the Hualapai Nation for further investigation. “We have rangers responding 24/7 to people who might be in crisis.” We have probably close to 40 miles of the rim of the canyon, so we don't have targeted messaging at certain viewpoints for suicide prevention,” Baird said. “It's definitely tricky here for Grand Canyon.
What we know: Man falls 4,000 feet to his death in Grand Canyon. “The Grand Canyon Resort Corporation is constantly reviewing policies and procedures to make sure all of our guests are safe while visiting.”Īccording to statistics from Joëlle Baird, public affairs specialist at Grand Canyon National Park, in 2022, 11 deaths occurred at the park, with one of them being a suicide. We currently have in place on-the-ground monitoring as well video surveillance around the Skywalk itself and in other areas of Grand Canyon West,” Cooper said in an email. “The safety of our guests is of utmost importance. In the wake of the death, the Grand Canyon Resort Corporation is reviewing its safety policies, said Lea Cooper, the resort's marketing director. The Skywalk, a horseshoe-shaped glass bridge, extends 70 feet away from the canyon walls and allows viewers to look directly into the Colorado River 4,000 feet below. The man was only identified as a 33-year-old by the Mohave County Sheriff’s Office.Īccording to a representative from Grand Canyon Resort Corporation, the company that administers the Skywalk, the incident was ruled a suicide by the Hualapai Police Department. The incident happened on June 5 at about 9 a.m. The death of a man in the Grand Canyon was ruled a suicide after he fell 4,000 feet from a viewing platform.
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