--- description: A Texas man fell to his death at the Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona over the weekend, according to park officials. title: Arizona: Texas Man Falls to His Death at the Grand Canyon image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9f2b2196815b87f7/698685ec55a85976b3a7fc77/grand-canyon.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Accidents](/tag/accidents/) ## Accidents Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Texas Man Dies After Falling Into Grand Canyon by [David Stout](/author/david-stout/) ## David Stout Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 18, 2014 4:41 AM CUT  Overall view from the south Rim of the Grand Canyon near Tusayan, Arizona August 10, 2012. Overall view from the south Rim of the Grand Canyon near Tusayan, Arizona August 10, 2012.Charles Platiau - Reuters by [David Stout](/author/david-stout/) ## David Stout Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 18, 2014 4:41 AM CUT Authorities in Arizona have confirmed that a Texas resident died over the weekend at Grand Canyon National Park after falling 350 feet, according to a [local CBS news syndicate in Dallas](http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2014/03/17/north-texas-man-dies-after-fall-at-grand-canyon/ "undefined"). Officials identified the deceased as John N. Anderson, 53, from Grapevine, Texas, who was reportedly visiting the park with his family. The National Park Service and the Coconino County Medical Examiner are currently investigating what caused Anderson to fall. \[[CBS DFW](http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2014/03/17/north-texas-man-dies-after-fall-at-grand-canyon/ "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/28287/texas-man-dies-after-falling-into-grand-canyon/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/28287/texas-man-dies-after-falling-into-grand-canyon/"},"headline":"Texas Man Dies After Falling Into Grand Canyon","datePublished":"2014-03-18T04:41:19.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T06:49:03.212Z","description":"Park officials are investigating the 53-year-old's death","url":"https://time.com/28287/texas-man-dies-after-falling-into-grand-canyon/","keywords":["Accidents","Texas","Arizona","Dallas"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9f2b2196815b87f7/698685ec55a85976b3a7fc77/grand-canyon.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"David Stout","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/david-stout/"}],"articleSection":"U.S.","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9f2b2196815b87f7/698685ec55a85976b3a7fc77/grand-canyon.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Overall view from the south Rim of the Grand Canyon near Tusayan, Arizona","caption":"Overall view from the south Rim of the Grand Canyon near Tusayan, Arizona","creditText":"Charles Platiau - Reuters","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/us/","name":"U.S."}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/accidents/","name":"Accidents"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/28287/texas-man-dies-after-falling-into-grand-canyon/","name":"Texas Man Dies After Falling Into Grand Canyon"}}]}] ```