Tourist who fell to his death taking selfie at Grand Canyon was Macau man travelling with Hong Kong tour group
- Victim, believed to be in his 50s, was with 11 others on seven-day tour booked with Hong Thai Travel Services
- Incident took place at popular tourist destination Eagle Point
A tourist who fell to his death at the Grand Canyon while trying to take a selfie was a man from Macau travelling with a Hong Kong tour group.
The Travel Industry Council of Hong Kong confirmed on Friday morning that the victim, believed to be in his 50s, was travelling with 11 others on a seven-day tour of the west coast in the US, including San Francisco, Las Vegas and Los Angeles – a trip he booked with Hong Thai Travel Services Limited in Hong Kong.
The incident took place on Thursday morning local time at Eagle Point, a popular tourist destination, during the second day of the tour.
“The trip to the national park was part of a self-pay activity, and the entire group was guided by the Hong Thai tour guide and a local guide who also spoke Cantonese,” said Alice Chan Cheung Lok-yee, executive director of the Travel Industry Council of Hong Kong.
The man’s body was retrieved via helicopter from about 305 metres below the rim on Thursday afternoon at Grand Canyon West, according to Associated Press.
Travel Industry Council of Hong Kong chairman Jason Wong Chun-tat told the Post that the insurance company had contacted the family of the deceased.
Macau’s Tourism Crisis Management Office confirmed it had received a report regarding the incident and was helping the travel agency get in touch with family members, according to Macau media.
