A girl dies after falling from 700 feet.

5years ago

After the family of a young girl from San Jose reported the disappearance of their 14-year-old daughter at 4 pm, the girl was found dead after falling about 700 feet off a ride at Horseshoe Bend in the Grand Canyon.

At the first time, the team composed of A research team consisting of the Coconino County Sheriff's Office and the Arizona Department of Public Safety's (DPS) Air Rescue Service was not able to recover the girl's body because of darkness but when they returned the next morning, around 10 am, they located the girl's body using a helicopter.

The girl's body had been sent to the coroner's office for further study. According to the sheriff's office, the girl had apparently succumbed to an accidental fall. The name of the girl has not been announced.