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PHOENIX – A California girl who was visiting an Arizona landmark
died from fall earlier this week, police said.

The Coconino County Sheriff's Office said Wednesday the body of
a missing 14-year-old girl was found about 700 feet below the
Horseshoe Bend overlook in northern Arizona on Monday.

Horseshoe Bend is an iconic tourist draw near the Utah-Arizona
border where the Colorado River makes a dramatic curve
surrounded by steep, red cliffs.

The Sheriff's Office said family members reported the girl
missing about 4 p.m. Mountain time, about two hours after they
last saw her at the overlook near Page.

A crew on the Department of Public Safety helicopter found the
girl's body, officials said.

Because it was getting dark, rescuers were not able to recover
her body Monday evening. Rescuers returned Tuesday and recovered
her body then.

The girl's body was taken to the Coconino County Medical
Examiner's Office in Flagstaff, the Sheriff's Office said.

An initial investigation indicated the death was from an
accidental fall, but the investigation is continuing, officials
said.

The girl's family was visiting from the San Jose, California,
area, the Sheriff's Office said.

This would not be the first time someone has fallen from the
overlook. On May 6, 2018, a man fell about 800 feet off the
overlook to his death. In 2010, a Greek tourist also fell to his
death.

A viewing deck with safety rails opened on June 19, which
provided tourists with a safer way to view the canyon. However,
tourists can still explore the ledge freely.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2018/12/26/california-girl- dies-fall-scenic-arizona-overlook/2419197002/

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