Morbid Fact Du Jour for May 12, 2014

Today’s Dizzying Yet Truly Morbid Fact!

On July 7, 1978, Bobbey Kay Kenrick, age 45, shuffled along the edge of a truly dizzying precipice in search of a perfect vantage point for a photo from Yaki Point at Grand Canyon .  She lost her footing and fell over the edge 600 feet.  Less than a year later, on April 8, 1979, Roger Sydnor, age 30, walked out on the Rim Trail near the Visitor Center for a dramatic dawn photo.  Sydnor lost his footing on the rim and fell 250 feet.

Culled from: Over the Edge: Death in Grand Canyon

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