A man visiting Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona died Friday after falling from a ledge on the north rim, officials said. The 44-year-old man was out on the trail when he accidentally slipped around 3:30 p.m. from the rim west of the Bright Angel Point Trail, the National Park Service said in a news release Saturday. Park rangers responded and found the man’s body about 200 feet below the rim. Officials did not immediately release the man’s identity. CANADIAN MOUNTAIN CLIMBER FOUND DEAD AFTER FALL FROM MOUNT RAINIER Park rangers found the man’s body about 200 feet below the Grand Canyon’s North Rim after he fell from a ledge on Friday. (National Park Service / B. Derr) The National Park Service and the Coconino County Medical Examiner’s Office are investigating. At least five people, including the 44-year-old, have died this year in Grand Canyon National Park. In June, a 41-year-old Canadian woman died while hiking outside the Grand Canyon on the Bright Angel Trail above the Three-Mile Resthouse in temperatures as high as 104 degrees. In April, a Utah woman on a private boating trip died after falling about 20 feet near Camp Ledges along the Colorado River. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP Park officials advised visitors to be prepared for the heat and stay on designated trails and boardwalks.
