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EXPERIENCE YOUR AMERICA
The National Park Service cares for special places saved by the American people so that all may experience our heritage.
Grand Canyon
News Release
Release date:ImmediateContact(s):Maureen OltroggePhone number:928-638-7779Date:October 4, 2010
Man falls to his death in Grand Canyon – two women hit by lightning onFriday
Grand Canyon, Ariz. – 
A Burbank, California man fell to his death on Friday at Grand Canyon National Park. An eyewitness report indicated the man was trying to jump from one outcroppingto another, just off the rim trail, when he fell around 1:00 p.m. on Friday, October 1. Theincident occurred between Pipe Creek Vista and the Visitor Center on the South Rim of theGrand Canyon.Park rangers responded after receiving a call from the Grand Canyon Regional CommunicationsCenter, and with the help from a National Park Service helicopter crew returning from a flight below the rim, found his body located approximately 500 feet below the rim.The man has been identified as 42-year-old Andrew N. Stires.Because of high winds and lightning activity Friday afternoon, park rangers were not able torecover his body until the following day.Also on Friday, at approximately 2:45 p.m., two women were struck by lightning on the SouthRim of Grand Canyon National Park. The two women, both from Seoul, Korea, were standingon the rim east of the Visitor Center when they were struck. Park rangers believe both womenwere hit by a secondary strike.One woman, 45-years of age, was taken by Guardian Air to the Flagstaff Medical Center whereshe was treated and released, according to a spokesperson from the Flagstaff Medical Center.The other woman, also 45-years of age, was taken to the Northland Community Health Center inGrand Canyon National Park, where she too was treated and released.The weather forecast in the Grand Canyon Region calls for continued showers andthunderstorms through Thursday. Park rangers advise that lightning can strike 10 miles acrossthe canyon. Park visitors and residents should stay away from exposed points during storms andlightning activity. Hair standing on end is a warning that an electrical charge is building near you and a warning that lightning may strike. If this occurs, move away from the rim
Grand Canyon National ParkPO Box 129Grand Canyon, AZ 86023928 638-7779 phone928 638-7609 faxwww.nps.gov/grca
National Park ServiceU.S. Department of the Interior 
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