A History of Falls Into The Grand Canyon | A Short Documentary | Fascinating Horror

"On the 26th of February 1919, The Grand Canyon in Arizona officially became the 15th National Park of the United States of America..."

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[magicalranter]

I remember my dad wanted to prove to my mom that the Grand Canyon was safe when we went there so he asked a tour guide “how long has it been since someone fell in” expecting them to say something like a year. Instead they replied something like “oh someone just fell in 2 weeks ago”

[mlpizzig]

My sister in law came very close to falling in off the path at the South Rim about 10 years ago. We were hiking down and others were hiking up, we shifted over and she rolled her ankle, lost her balance, and started to fall down a steep embankment. An older gentleman walking up leaped to grab her and caught her ankle. His heroic action and a small V-shaped branch saved her life. We screamed from behind her as we watched in horror, loud enough for it to echo throughout the canyon and all the hiking traffic stopped... all the horses stopped. We clambered to pull her and the gentleman back onto the path. They both were in shock over what had just happened. It didn’t actually hit her until later in the day what happened. We had planned to hike for a couple more hours, but decided not to push our luck and hiked back to our car. I think about that man often and hope that karma has been gracious to him.

[pollutedmindmusic]

"more than 50 falls in the park's existence"
is anybody else surprised by how relatively-low that number is? i would have expected way more people

[Batise]

I lived in Arizona for many years and spent a lot of time in the Canyon, including a back packing trip for 35 days. The Canyon, for the most part, is very safe. HOWEVER it is critical you understand dangers, Stay on trails, avoid showing off and carry more water than you can imagine needing. If you use your brain and common sense, it is the most wonderful and magical place on earth.

[scottpatrick]

I firmly believe that some people lack that "spidey sense" part of the brain that gives us pause when danger is nearby.

[bunberrier]

On my trip there I was horrified to see little kids running along feet from huge cliffs while the parents took pictures and seemed oblivious to the danger their kids were right next to. It was like watching children play with a loaded gun.

[judescheidler]

"His prank didnt go to plan"
It definitely got the point across.

[eclipticmoon]

My mother fell into the Grand Canyon in her early twenty’s. She told me that she was hiking down a trail with her boyfriend at the time, and that when she stepped on the rocks underneath her, some came loose and her feet were swept from underneath her, taking her over the edge. The good news was that there was a ranger coming up the path at the same time she fell, and saw everything. She landed on a small ledge just below the trail, and the ranger was able to quickly call for help. Thankfully they were able to airlift her out of the canyon with only a broken ankle.

[Jay-Niner]

Props to the random stranger who was so dedicated to taking pictures for the guy who asked him, that he took several pictures as the guy was falling to his death.

[captainsaveaho]

I saw a gust of wind blow a young lady off a narrow path next to a cliff on the island of Santorini in Greece. She fell several hundred feet to her death. Her screams as she fell still haunts me 16 years later.

[ShortArmOfGod]

"Dad, I'm hungry"

"Hi hungry, I'm falling off a fucking canyon."

[maryjanefawcett]

One other factor that causes people to fall in is the wind. It gusts unexpectedly when people go to the edge of the canyon and just blows them off. I worked in nearby Flagstaff Medical Center as a nurse. People were always getting injured or dying in the canyon.

[CrystalJupiter]

I wouldn’t do it myself, but if I were to sit on the edge of the Grand Canyon I wouldn’t stand up to get back on the rock, I’d just crawl until I got to sure ground. Why doesn’t anyone do that?

[extradip]

“His joke didn’t land well.”

That’s my kind of dark humor

[MarkConforti]

My first visit to the Grand Canyon I bought a book that chronicled deaths at the park out of morbid curiosity. This video covered a few of the deaths off the rim of the canyon, but most of the deaths were in the canyon itself. Flash floods, heat stroke, dehydration, drowning in the Colorado river, scorpions, snakes; there are many more ways to die at the Grand Canyon than a failed selfie or prank gone wrong.
EDIT: The book is "Over The Edge: Death in Grand Canyon"

[jackdonnelly]

My wife and I visited a couple of years ago and it was beyond breathtaking. Words, pictures, and movies honestly cannot describe what an incredible sight it is.

In saying that we had a close encounter: one night we went for a walk up the path behind the hotel which was right at the edge of the canyon. There was a small brick wall - maybe knee height - running up the path. So we were playing and having a laugh playing and walking on the wall. It was absolute darkness so we couldn't see the other side. Now we thought the wall was there followed by a few meters of land until the cliff.

The next morning, we went back out on the path and we get to the point where we were playing on the wall. And it turns out, there was absolutely nothing on the other side of that wall, just a sheer drop into the canyon.

[UmatsuObossa]

Protip, the instant you start to get vertigo in a situation like this, drop straight down into a sitting position rather than attempt to battle the dizziness standing

[Kodeb]

The dad pulling a prank on his daughter story hit pretty close to home to me cause my dad is exactly like that! I can't even imagine how she felt when she realized it wasn't a prank!

[jodikennedy]

Niagara Falls also has a very high fall rate, especially from suicide. There are barely any barriers and the park is open 24/7 with no security at all at night. It’s a beautiful yet tragic place to visit.

[clapdrix]

I was at a party in high school one time. The host's parents were out of town. Suddenly we were told by the host girl's friend that we all had to leave. No one knew why exactly but there were whispers that something happened to her parents. We found out later her parents had been visiting the Grand Canyon and her mother somehow slipped and fell to her death. Yikes.