Man plunges more than 4,000 feet from Grand Canyon skywalk to his death

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  2. Chinatown

    Chinatown Road Train Member

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    Witnesses described it as an Olympic style perfect 10 swan dive.
     
  3. cuzzin it

    cuzzin it Road Train Member

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    That place has been on my list of things to see. They have zipline too. But i didn't know about the " bluetooth bungee jumping" :( i think i will skip that-too much commitment
     
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    “It is not immediately clear if the man's death was an accident or if he committed suicide.

    Given the height of the glass and the cant of the railing, he certainly didn’t just fall off it.

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    "We Need A Taller Fence?
     
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    4,000 ft is an extraordinarily long fall...most suicide jumps you hear about are measured in hundreds of feet rather than thousands.
     
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    Need to lower it and have people there willing to help people over the side if they need a hand.
     
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    While true, there is a difference between stupidity and killing oneself. Without knowing anything it's just as possible he was goofing off, maybe showing off to a girlfriend and/or buddies.
     
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    I didn't see any witness quotes like "he said hey watch this...." In the story so i guess it was intentional final flight. But end of story might take a while to be released
     
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