A History of Falls Into The Grand Canyon | A Short Documentary | Fascinating Horror

[@magicalranter224]

I remember my dad wanted to prove to my mom that the Grand Canyon was safe when we went there so he asked a tour guide “how long has it been since someone fell in” expecting them to say something like a year. Instead they replied something like “oh someone just fell in 2 weeks ago”

[@31minutesago]

Dads want to prove canyons are safe.

[@the_rover1]

_oh, I just lost two hikers this morning. they were taking pics at the rim, lost balance and slipped into the void. happens on a regular basis, you know. I got used to it. however, mind that trail here, it's fairly slippery and the edge is just two feet away and nothing to grab on!_

[@candy-ninja]

The next day after my friends and I went to the Grand Canyon, someone fell in. If we went that day like we originally planned to do we could have witnessed it...

[@31minutesago]

There are some things you shouldn't get used to.

[@corneilusdonaldson1858]

@@31minutesago With certain occupations, you have too. Otherwise you might as well quit and look for a different job...

[@pollutedmindmusic]

"more than 50 falls in the park's existence" is anybody else surprised by how relatively-low that number is? i would have expected way more people

[@Savant218]

Give it a chance ! Have you looked at people latley !! No brains at all !!!!!!! Wish more congress members would visit !!!

[@ramblingrob4693]

@@Savant218 Lol

[@ramblingrob4693]

I bet there been 1000 close calls

[@lcheerezexplorer]

@@Savant218 🤣 good one !!

[@mikesadillan5834]

Golden Gate: "those are rookie numbers"

[@mlpizzig910]

My sister in law came very close to falling in off the path at the South Rim about 10 years ago. We were hiking down and others were hiking up, we shifted over and she rolled her ankle, lost her balance, and started to fall down a steep embankment. An older gentleman walking up leaped to grab her and caught her ankle. His heroic action and a small V-shaped branch saved her life. We screamed from behind her as we watched in horror, loud enough for it to echo throughout the canyon and all the hiking traffic stopped... all the horses stopped. We clambered to pull her and the gentleman back onto the path. They both were in shock over what had just happened. It didn’t actually hit her until later in the day what happened. We had planned to hike for a couple more hours, but decided not to push our luck and hiked back to our car. I think about that man often and hope that karma has been gracious to him.

[@knife-wieldingspidergod5059]

Wow! 🤨

[@lizzieck2576]

He’s a hero, God bless him 🙏🏼

[@SchennyoOoO]

The planet doesn't reward anything. You are just more likely to get something if you go for it without considering other people. Not saying that that's the right way but if you are just a people pleaser without going for what you want, planet Earth will not just magically give it to you. Life is not the Cinderella story.

[@msi8311]

That’s incredible. In winter of 2017 my friend and I visited the south rim. We took some pictures from a distance and really appreciated all the lives lost there. It was icy, the southern rim is all that was opened due to conditions. No place to horse around.

[@LucifersDeathSquad]

@@SchennyoOoO - Life is a savage struggle , and victory has nothing to do with justice.

[@eclipticmoon]

My mother fell into the Grand Canyon in her early twenty’s. She told me that she was hiking down a trail with her boyfriend at the time, and that when she stepped on the rocks underneath her, some came loose and her feet were swept from underneath her, taking her over the edge. The good news was that there was a ranger coming up the path at the same time she fell, and saw everything. She landed on a small ledge just below the trail, and the ranger was able to quickly call for help. Thankfully they were able to airlift her out of the canyon with only a broken ankle.

[@pla4825]

Such a blessing

[@bunberrier]

On my trip there I was horrified to see little kids running along feet from huge cliffs while the parents took pictures and seemed oblivious to the danger their kids were right next to. It was like watching children play with a loaded gun.

[@happeedaze1]

Woooooow! Scary.

[@marilynsgirl01]

As a child in Yellowstone Park I watched parents attempting to put a small child on the back of a bison like a horse, for a photo. People screamed at them and they retreated. I was frozen in horror.

[@LS-ot4ho]

And that is pretty much what happens in the USA

[@leonardwei3914]

@@LS-ot4ho People making poor decisions is a universal trait, not just in the U.S.A. Saw a few foreign tourists do dangerous stunts at the Grand Canyon when I was there several times.

[@taratruman6330]

Can't fix stupid

[@captainsaveaho4838]

I saw a gust of wind blow a young lady off a narrow path next to a cliff on the island of Santorini in Greece. She fell several hundred feet to her death. Her screams as she fell still haunts me 16 years later.

[@_will795]

That’s fucking crazy

[@trodriguez6024]

That happened in Niagara Falls, a lady with and umbrella got taken by a gust of wind.

[@trevorrogers95]

I am so sorry you had to experience that. Holy shit.

[@raydunakin]

I can only imagine how traumatic that was for you!

[@thefisherking78]

Oh my god!!!

[@scottpatrick8645]

I firmly believe that some people lack that "spidey sense" part of the brain that gives us pause when danger is nearby.

[@davidhollenshead4892]

Perhaps, Until a drunk driver broke my back I used to skydive. I have seen people do the stupidity described by this video at the GC in person, there is a big difference between taking some risks and being an idiot. There is a difference between taking a known risk and being an idiot... I also once knew one of the seasonal park employees who saw the man step off the edge while framing his picture of the lodge. She also saw a man throw a stick too far for his dog to retrieve and heard it go yelping all the way down...

[@valx7586]

@@davidhollenshead4892 crazy how you got hit by a drunk driver while skydiving

[@jamescawl6904]

@@valx7586 truck-kun was determined to isekai him.

[@emilybarclay8831]

Humans haven’t relied on gut prey instinct to survive for a good few thousand years, so there has been enough time for that sense to slowly peter out, since there’s no real selection pressure on it anymore. I do believe that some people just have stronger survival instincts than others, usually people who have family histories that involve jobs that would still require those instincts such as farming or homesteading. When you live your entire life in relative perfect safety, you just don’t really hone your spidey senses, which sucks when you come into danger

[@lolcatz88]

He said at the end that the vast majority of deaths were young and male... it’s a fact that the male brain is not fully developed until they’re about 25 years old. They actually DON’T have a fully developed “spidey sense” for this reason

[@maryjanefawcett7515]

One other factor that causes people to fall in is the wind. It gusts unexpectedly when people go to the edge of the canyon and just blows them off. I worked in nearby Flagstaff Medical Center as a nurse. People were always getting injured or dying in the canyon.

[@geoffstemen3652]

The canyon chooses.

[@ThePallidor]

Wind, birds, getting scared by snakes, and sneezing. I'll take things that don't mix with ledges for $300, Alex.

[@judyl.761]

When I was 10 years old, my dad scared the crap out of me by climbing over the railing and getting near the edge of a massive drop off to get a picture. I was so angry at him!!! I am 55 and never forgot it. I still remember how that felt - I was TERRIFIED. I still think it was the stupidest, most irresponsible thing to do, to take a risk like that for a picture.

[@johnbockelie3899]

It's so deep, you have time to think about what you did wrong on the way down.

[@bridgetdunn5485]

Just a couple of years ago my dad did almost the same thing! My mom and I were so terrified, I was shaking and on the edge of tears. The worst possible scenario kept playing in my mind until he climbed back to a reasonably safe spot. It was so scary I don’t think I’ll ever forget!

[@judyl.761]

@@bridgetdunn5485 Yes, I was on verge of tears too! I’m so glad they both made it.

[@thegoldengamer9315]

Damm your father was quite silly in that moment

[@Estefaniac19]

And how do TVE pictures look?

[@marigeobrien]

Lesson Learned: If you're going to sit on the edge of any steep surface, especially one with a slope toward the edge, do not attempt to stand from it. Pull yourself backwards until your legs/feet are completely beyond the edge, then turn over and crawl away, and stand slowly, allowing your sense of balance to return. One thing most people don't understand is how much your sense of balance can betray you on or near a steep drop. "Losing your balance" or experiencing "vertigo" is a matter of the mind and body sending false reports to each other. To test your sense of balance, go on a swing (as at a playground). If you get nauseous while swinging, your sense of balance is poor. However, you can improve it at any time. The best thing to do -- true! -- is go on a swing every day (for as long as you can tolerate it, obviously) for about a week or two. Then do so every few days to maintain it. Children love to swing because it helps them develop and maintain their sense of balance. As adults we stop and we shouldn't.

[@default123default2]

But ppl go to the edge to show off in the first place. So standing up and waltzing away is part of the show. These showoff d-bags will risk their life for that moment of showing off.

[@peterf.229]

No it’s a matter of inner ear problems which cause vertigo. I have vertigo, I have to crawl to/ away from edges of cliffs. I’ve hiked all over Arizona , I’ve been on ledges to get to cliff deellings , so trust me it’s vertigo.

[@millomweb]

A few years ago I, with a friend, ventured onto a sea defence which, on the seaward side, was 'protected' by massive concrete blocks. They no longer lie level or even and are layered akin to giant steps. We climbed down onto these to explore and hopping from one block to the next, I've never felt so out of control of my body. The sensation was strong enough for me to do things carefully, using my hands too to keep myself under control. I've been in places since that needed care but I've not felt anything as iffy as I did that day with my friend.

[@triforceofcourage100]

No the lesson learned is DON’T

[@pippishortstocking7913]

And inside the inner ear they start calcifying as people get older. It's why people get to why they get sick & can't stand fast rotational and up &down amusement park rides that they used to love when they were young.

[@jodikennedy2141]

Niagara Falls also has a very high fall rate, especially from suicide. There are barely any barriers and the park is open 24/7 with no security at all at night. It’s a beautiful yet tragic place to visit.

[@mikekeenan8450]

I was actually surprised suicide wasn't mentioned in this video.

[@Bandit69ply]

The Canadian side has a stone wall with a steel fence on top of that to dissuade people from climbing over, but if someone wants to do something bad enough, most barriers won't stop them. I love Niagara Falls.

[@sharksport01]

They named Viagara off Niagara.

[@meghansullivan6812]

holy shit it's open 24/7!!!!????

[@raddit1449]

@@meghansullivan6812 well yeah. it is a natural waterfall

[@jackdonnelly1444]

My wife and I visited a couple of years ago and it was beyond breathtaking. Words, pictures, and movies honestly cannot describe what an incredible sight it is. In saying that we had a close encounter: one night we went for a walk up the path behind the hotel which was right at the edge of the canyon. There was a small brick wall - maybe knee height - running up the path. So we were playing and having a laugh playing and walking on the wall. It was absolute darkness so we couldn't see the other side. Now we thought the wall was there followed by a few meters of land until the cliff. The next morning, we went back out on the path and we get to the point where we were playing on the wall. And it turns out, there was absolutely nothing on the other side of that wall, just a sheer drop into the canyon.

[@alwaysdisputin9930]

lol yikes

[@philleotardo1500]

The sinking feeling I felt when I read just sheer drop into the canyon. That is a terrifying thought, a fun moment with you and your wife turned nightmare with one wrong step.

[@shawnanddell5085]

That is so scary!

[@johnnycash578]

thats effed up how can there not be any safety warning wow thats messed up

[@Thornspyre81]

🤮

[@CrystalJupiter]

I wouldn’t do it myself, but if I were to sit on the edge of the Grand Canyon I wouldn’t stand up to get back on the rock, I’d just crawl until I got to sure ground. Why doesn’t anyone do that?

[@Battlemet]

I remeber one time I was at a sand pit near my grandfathers house, there were these large hills about 15 feet high and to me when I was a kid it was just fun climbing around on them. There was this one time where I was doing this I slipped and almost fell down, I couldn't climb back up the slight incline. I wouldn't have gotten hurt if I had actually fallen but I was terrified. I can't imagine walking anywhere close to the edge of the grand canyon. makes me shudder just to think about it.

[@creativedesignation7880]

Yeah, I do that when sitting on an edge that's 2 meters off the ground, some people seem to have no impuls for self preservation.

[@khailils446]

The grand canyon is sketchy af. I've been there once, and had no idea how people were comfortable sitting at a 1000 foot ledge. You might as well dangle off a skyscraper balcony too.

[@lynncrosby9175]

If i wanted to sit on the edge I'd have to crawl out as well as back

[@hotbam37]

I think the same way! I've done that many times while on cliffs, etc. I sit and then scoot backwards about 10 feet

[@Jay-Niner]

Props to the random stranger who was so dedicated to taking pictures for the guy who asked him, that he took several pictures as the guy was falling to his death.

[@ceecraft1362]

It was his dying wish, so I guess the stranger would have felt bad not honoring it

[@lindasimons691]

@@ceecraft1362 Sure he felt bad either way.

[@bluethermal]

great effort no doubt..

[@felicitybywater8012]

Those photos would have helped the search team find the body much more quickly and easily, due to the landmarks included in the photos. Having said that, the photo-taker would not have been able to unsee that guy falling to his death.

[@NewDesignVinylGraphics]

Except theres zero proof of any of this. Boring fake bullshit video with zero real world evidence or footage. Yawn

[@anonymousdratini]

“His joke didn’t land” Oh it landed somewhere. Just not where he expected it to...

[@meat1031]

ba dum tsss

[@jesscline9661]

Lmfaooo

[@christopherleveck6835]

I can land anywhere once.....

[@Utubesanarc]

Is that Garfield as your pic

[@webstercat]

Funny

[@pyrenox]

I'll never understand people 'joking' about their death. Believing you watched your significant other die in front of you is nothing but traumatic. Anyone who tries to pull a 'joke' like this on someone else, especially a young kid, is a sociopath 100%

[@heinzriemann3213]

Would fit an Asperger's of an autist too.

[@judescheidler857]

"His prank didnt go to plan" It definitely got the point across.

[@MoeMoon]

You could say that his joke fell flat.

[@neo187420]

@@MoeMoon he'd probably still be alive if he was a stand up guy.

[@static-tf2ji]

Unfortunately his point was the ONLY thing to get across.

[@justtime6736]

You guys. I like you guys.

[@masonicperkins]

What a side splitter

[@MarkConforti]

My first visit to the Grand Canyon I bought a book that chronicled deaths at the park out of morbid curiosity. This video covered a few of the deaths off the rim of the canyon, but most of the deaths were in the canyon itself. Flash floods, heat stroke, dehydration, drowning in the Colorado river, scorpions, snakes; there are many more ways to die at the Grand Canyon than a failed selfie or prank gone wrong. EDIT: The book is "Over The Edge: Death in Grand Canyon"

[@atmywhitson]

Wow I'd love to read that!

[@crystalrabine1688]

Don't forget the snakes! We have a lot of snakes here.

[@MrTak44]

body dumps are also a problem.

[@evadietz7359]

That’s very true. Stupid people are usually the ones falling over the cliffs, but the unprepared and unlucky ones are usually those dying inside the actual canyon. Be safe out there everyone.

[@davidhollenshead4892]

Heat Stroke is the biggest issue at the GC. There are people who have heard that it is possible to hike to the river & back in a day, and then find out they are not in as great shape as they thought there were...

[@extradip5046]

“His joke didn’t land well.” That’s my kind of dark humor

[@Vpmatt]

Went down like a lead balloon.

[@jesuszamora6949]

Joke didn't land, but he sure did.

[@dustingaethje1332]

Yeah, it really fell flat

[@kimmy227]

happy 666 likes

[@arenzefischer8090]

That is an absolutely cruel prank!

[@NewplayerXL]

In a mountain close to where I live, a girl's parents fell when walking backwards following her instructions, as to fit in the picture she was taking. It's one of the most haunting things someone can live with...

[@ant7936]

Who inherited?

[@Assia131]

I get anxious calling people over because if something happens to them it is my fault and I can't live with that let alone this... I really hope the girl is doing at least okay

[@NewplayerXL]

@@Assia131 Listen: just think that, if something were to happen, they would accept the deal. Not because coming over is worth dying for, but because if the way of living life that makes you see your friends and spend time with the people you want is the same that cuts it short, so be it. If someone dies coming to you, the fault is not yours. It's their fault for going places and coming to see you. And damn it IS a worth trade You should reach the end of the road covered in bruises! And tattoos maybe, why not

[@Assia131]

@@NewplayerXL can't help it, I always go over to them instead, I feel much comfortable that way 😓 thank you tho

[@fiorettiduseigneurcapybara2492]

How old was the girl ?

[@UmatsuObossa]

Protip, the instant you start to get vertigo in a situation like this, drop straight down into a sitting position rather than attempt to battle the dizziness standing

[@ktreznin5538]

or lay down

[@Alybuscus]

That's what I always do. My landlady finds it hilarious that I quickly stand up to get something, then randomly sit down in the middle of the kitchen.

[@audrey2658]

Precisely. i dont have vertigo but i do have absence and tonic clonic seizures when i stand up. Dont try to fight any dizziness you have, ever. lay down and prop your feet up against a wal until you feel all the blood rush out of them.

[@UmatsuObossa]

@@ktreznin5538 Yes, but laying down should come AFTER sitting, because if you're somewhere like the grand canyon, plopping into a sit is much faster, and therefore, safer.

[@chatteyj]

Or don't sit on the edge of the Grand Canyon if you suffer from vertigo.

[@mediocrebeans4228]

Isn't it weird how when terrain get's dangerous your body decides to throw away it's decades of balancing experience? Like, you'd think when it get's dangerous your sense of balance would be heightened, but no, it just leaves you.

[@thetulipcollective8901]

my balance leaves me 24/7, i cant sit on the border of a sidewalk without having to hold onto the person next to me only to still fall.

[@thatdamncrow9197]

Well no All you need to do is scoot back It gets disorienting because you were staring 1000 ft down and then just quickly stood up and shifted your view to 2 ft away

[@trinidadcollier9437]

I’m a rock climber, so I deal with this all the time. It seems comical to me now, when people talk about how they can’t stand close to the edge of things or they’ll lose their balance, but I also remember that being me before I started climbing. Like anything, I think exposure and practice can make it much easier.

[@jennifermartinezperez1754]

Faxxxx; underrated commentttt

[@ASHERUISE]

@@trinidadcollier9437 So you're almost definitely gonna be a statistic eventually but yolo

[@jamesl9371]

I don’t like heights even on a balcony. And I get vertigo. I was at the amazing Grand Canyon once. Probably the most amazing natural wonder I’ve seen. But I stayed far from the edge. You don’t have to go to the edge of it to enjoy it

[@CaptainCaterpillars]

I feel like getting to the edge is part of the experience, just don’t go past any railings. There’s many areas that have safe lookout points to observe the canyon (on both sides)

[@The.Nasty.]

Same bro, same. I have acrophobia, literally my only fear... I’ve been stabbed, held up at gunpoint, jumped by a group of dudes, and run over by a car... but that thing... That thing genuinely scares the shit out of me. One small slip and it’s goodbye forever, no second chance.

[@evelynwaugh4053]

Me neither! Sometimes cliffs fail and collapse, and I wouldn't want to be on them when they do. This may be rare, but they are really just temporarily stable (in geological time). Everything that rises must converge.

[@jj7958]

Yea I never go to edges with steep drop offs. I stay way back. I can see how someone would get dizzy in that canyon especially after sitting.

[@happyfacefries]

There's a library in Salt Lake City where the stairs, elevators, and railings are completely made of glass. It brings out the worst in me. Last time I went there, I literally had to crawl on my hands and knees because it was freaking me out so much.

[@clapdrix72]

I was at a party in high school one time. The host's parents were out of town. Suddenly we were told by the host girl's friend that we all had to leave. No one knew why exactly but there were whispers that something happened to her parents. We found out later her parents had been visiting the Grand Canyon and her mother somehow slipped and fell to her death. Yikes.

[@chrisdooley1184]

Yikes that’s terrible 😢. What a horrible thing to have delivered to you at home with guests there. I can’t even imagine smh

[@nunliski]

@@chrisdooley1184 Is there a good time to find out your mom fell to her death? Are you saying it's better if you are away from home and alone?

[@fleetwoodmak777]

@@nunliskiI don’t think they’re saying there’s a “better” way to receive bad news, but the situation the host was in likely didn’t aid in any way. I hope this explanation cleared a few things up for you! :)

[@nunliski]

@@fleetwoodmak777 It did not. It seems like being at home with friends is one of the best possible situations to be in when you get some devastating news.

[@TOWTOW-ms6do]

​@@nunliskiThis is an odd reply. Boundaries are important especially in tines life this as is privacy.

[@elizabethwilson1733]

And then there’s me, who doesn’t even trust the guardrails and thinks they will somehow disappear and I will fall in. Guess that’s a fear of heights to another level!

[@aliciakiedrowski8234]

This is me too lol. I will approach a railing and look over, but I will never adjust my balance to depend or lean on a railing in any way!

[@stonedimmaculate2942]

SAME i cant even stand near the guardrails of my balcony without getting sweaty palms

[@MrHarryHewitt1983]

That's the kind of mindset that will keep you alive.

[@caldwell20066]

That’s just survival instincts baby

[@JonesyFit]

So me. Not going near the rails. Just the pictures freak me out.

[@DrewFeille]

I visited the canyon a few years ago. Seeing it in person, you can't grasp how massive it is. The middle of the canyon is so far away, you don't even have any depth perception of it. It's literally so far away that you can't tell how far away it is. I stayed behind the guardrails and my mind remained blown by the sheer size and beauty of the place.

[@kadebrockhausen]

I've been there once. I stayed behind the railing, but I was paranoid that someone would just come up behind me, and nobody would be able to stop them from sending to me oblivion

[@lynch42o]

New gens these days, y’all aren’t capable of anything that doesn’t involve a computer.. sad

[@kadebrockhausen]

@@lynch42o okay boomer

[@circleinforthecube5170]

@@lynch42o go take your pills, old crone

[@gabeprevots2331]

@@lynch42o OK boomer

[@Curriay]

Also my great uncle was part of the search and recovery team at the grand Canyon. He would hike 20 miles a day to rescue people (mostly bodies). One time someone who was dizzy fell off the edge of the canyon. By the time my uncle got to him, rigor mortis had set in. The body had his hand sticking out at 90 degrees like to say "high five. " My uncle couldn't zip the arm into the body bag and so, not wanting to break his arm, he had the arm sticking out and zipped it as tight as he could. He hooked it up to a helicopter and he went to hike out. When he got the trailhead, his boss was there and said "next time you break his arm." The helicopter pilot flew the body over a popular viewing point and people thought it was so nice to see someone being rescued waving at them.

[@31minutesago]

Hope floats

[@MsAggie78]

I was all sad until the last sentence, then just died laughing.🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Iroh12345]

Probably one of the best stories I've ever read in a youtube comments section

[@vxlley_flower5672]

I feel bad for laughing at that last part

[@drebk]

😂😂🤣🤣

[@TheCrunchyCow]

Having been there myself, the sense of vertigo is insane as you stare out over it.... Whenever i stood up from sitting, even if i wasnt very close to the edge, I always took stock of my surroundings and scooted backwards so that I had a large amount of solid ground around me, then stood. Its a beautiful place, but terrifying...

[@veronicashields4405]

Yep. I got about five feet near the edge and that was good enough for me lol. Gorgeous view but I’m fine seeing it with some space between me and the edge.

[@genevamoore4529]

​@@veronicashields4405I will just look at pictures from my couch in Tennessee. Lol I'm that scaredy cat.

[@Tarkov.]

An estimated 5.9 million people visit the grand canyon each year, bringing the incidence rate well below 1 in a million. It's amazing that it isn't much higher.

[@SurvivalSquirrel]

Its because most of them were not tested if they could survive this without the railings....

[@alexdaley7616]

Agreed. Having 50ish deaths since 1919 isn't that high given the sheer number of tourists.

[@od3910]

Idiots will be idiots

[@DisasterthonTrueHorror]

Really is amazing that the incident rate isn't higher

[@tiffanym4202]

50 that they know of. This canyon is absolutely huge! How many lone hikers have taken a fall, their bodies never found?

[@FeebFeeb]

One of the scariest moments of my life was almost falling off the Grand Canyon. I slipped on some pebbles on the trail down and slid on my back. My legs were dangling off the edge and two people grabbed me and pulled me back up. A very near-death experience

[@powerfulcornelius3285]

Wow 😳

[@ARenae1]

Yeah that's a big fuck no for me . Glad you were alright!

[@breannaalger9585]

Oh my god, thank goodness those two people were there to pull you back up.

[@Strider_Jaco]

How does one slip on pebbles? And did you cross the railings?

[@FeebFeeb]

@@Strider_Jaco just wasn’t paying any attention. It was a small downhill part and I slipped. There were no railings on the trail we were on, it’s a hike down the canyon

[@lps468]

I visited the southern rim of the Grand Canyon a few years ago. I was astounded at the number of people standing with the tip of their toes over the edge of a drop 500+ ft straight down and leaning over to look down. Not only was it windy enough to possibly make someone lose their balance, there were so many people doing it someone could easily bump into someone else on accident and send them flying over .The entire time security guards were yelling at the to step back from the canyons edge, but no one would listen. Idk if people think it's "cool" to put yourself in mortal danger like that? But it looked pretty stupid from where I was standing lol. Some of those rocks are so smooth and slippery near the edge of the canyon, it blows my mind how anyone would decide to get that close.

[@chuckaule6292]

this is how you know stupid people are overflowing the population. not even the warning signs are enough to stop them. eventually you just gotta let nature handle it.

[@Kyle-xc3cu]

Is it just me or if you just see someone being stupid in a life threatening act, you watch until they go back or see them fall down and watch them

[@turkey4957]

same went to the south rim a couple years ago and the crowds near the edge were crazy

[@tinderbox218]

People are morons.

[@opwave79]

Another good reason to stand away from the edge - you might get nudged and pushed over the edge by an overeager fellow visitor taking a picture.

[@guppybill]

On my trip to the Grand Canyon, in 1976, we went to the far end of the canyon, to Little Colorado Falls. The Sherriff's search and rescue team was climbing over the falls looking for a college student who had fallen to his death. A victim of hazing.

[@nickkerr5714]

Hazing "victims" are volunteers

[@rosemaryangela1825]

Who tries to scare their daughter like that? You wouldn’t need to tell me to be cautious - I HATE HEIGHTS!

[@JJ-iq8mi]

Exactly what I was thinking. Some people are just dickheads.

[@TheFreshTrumpet]

My dad did... much happier ending for us but he just goes for a laugh when he sees the chance. But no one needs to tell me how much of a dumbass move it is, to say the least lol

[@emilyduffy1410]

My brother used to scare me like that when we were kids. He did grow up though!

[@talanast.germain2607]

I am not necessarily ascared of heights, but I sure as hell respect it.....

[@rinoz47]

Only the most insufferable dads and uncles

[@Gourami_x]

Moral of the story: Don't fuck around at the grand canyon

[@Tetris_Life]

Actually, just don't be stupid around high places.

[@MintyPur]

Accually, just don't be stupid in general

[@31minutesago]

Akshually, just don't be.

[@youcanpunchmeintheface]

@@31minutesago actually, just don't

[@BIANCA_YAOWA]

@@youcanpunchmeintheface actually

[@ashleigh1160]

When I visited they were LITERALLY fishing someone's body out, and then further down the path there were people climbing on a really precarious rock formation.

[@Arterexius]

Railings are the number one thing that tourists just don't understand the existence of. I'm a Dane and although we don't have canyons, we do have some fairly high calcium and sand based cliffs. While these cliffs don't have railings (that would be a futile effort as they constantly break apart at the edge), the trails are far in land and all tourists are told extensively NOT to wander off the trails, NOT to go near the edge of the cliffs and NOT to climb on the cliffs. Yet we've still ended up with a record of people, tourists and Danes alike, doing just that. Climbing up the cliffs can result in avalanches of dirt, clay, sand and loose calcium, which will bury the idiots alive (this is also told as the reason why not to climb the cliff sides). Standing on the edge can easily result in the edge breaking off and taking you with it into the void, as it is highly volatile. Yet this also happens. And finally, don't stand too close to the cliff, for the above mentioned reasons. Yet numerous people think its just old wives tales and ends up getting buried alive

[@alukuhito]

Literally? Like with a fishing rod?

[@ashleigh1160]

@@alukuhito uhhhh with rescue dudes actually

[@alukuhito]

@@ashleigh1160 I don't think you know what "literally" means.

[@ashleigh1160]

@@alukuhito seems like you literally don’t have anything better to do

[@Clearanceman2]

Last time I was there my oldest son was 2.5. He's 23 now. He tried to slip under the rail but any time he was anywhere near the viewing areas I had my hand firmly around his. At one point he was hanging under a railing and the only reason he didn't fall is because I firmly had his hand. Little kids have little sense and they have no concept of danger. They are very fast too. It was pretty stressful but we all survived it. Amazing views though, just amazing. My son got to go back last year for work. I wasn't there and he didn't remember being there before.

[@Stevros999]

Bringing 2 year olds to tour around the edge of the Grand Canyon is so shockingly stupid that I'm assumimg your lying and if not your kids should be removed from your custody and put with adults that have normal functioning brain .

[@nukaghoula]

Probably not the best idea to take toddlers there tbh

[@Clearanceman2]

@Fulgrim-gm2dg Because small children change much faster than adults. There is a big difference between 2 and 2.5 and 3. But in an adult, there is normally no difference.

[@boxcutter4]

My first question is why you would go there with a toddler in the first place???

[@Clearanceman2]

@@boxcutter4 Because there was no one to leave the toddler with at home. It was either take him or not go. And that was my first kid so I didn't realize the extent of their lack of awareness of danger but luckily I took 0 chances. He's 25 now and is married and has three kids so it worked out.

[@Kodeb8]

The dad pulling a prank on his daughter story hit pretty close to home to me cause my dad is exactly like that! I can't even imagine how she felt when she realized it wasn't a prank!

[@ruthjones3065]

also, what kind of parent thinks it is funny to pretend to die as a prank and scare the crap out of their child? The fact that the man actually died is a bit of karma---sorry he died and his daughter went through that trauma but holy hell, who thinks it is funny to fake their death to prank their child?

[@jollymastermind1237]

@@ruthjones3065 judging by the daughters first reaction to ignore him he probably did goofy stuff like that all the time and knew she wouldn't freak out. My dad does similar stuff too

[@kevinmathewson4272]

Yeah that was awful.

[@Kodeb8]

@@jollymastermind1237 that's why the story hits me so hard, because my dad does similar stuff too!

[@jollymastermind1237]

@Black Lives Dont Matter Judging by your comment and user name- does spouting off hate and unnecessary comments make you feel better? Cause it speaks volumes of how sad and pathetic of a person you actually are

[@fyrechyld_4571]

I've been twice the North Rim. Both times I've seen people hopping the railing for pictures, scaling rocks to try to get some unique angle for the sunsets, and kids running up and down the paths. People see it as an attraction, and not the vast, deadly image of nature's power that it is.

[@Steven-gs8oh]

Ok? No one cares…

[@sawyerolaf]

@@Steven-gs8oh lots of people care, that's why 60 people liked his comment you clown

[@G0DUSS0P]

@@Steven-gs8oh you obviously do

[@SincerelyVince]

@@G0DUSS0P He's saying that for attention. Don't feed the pigeons.

[@XanVicious]

@@Steven-gs8oh nobody asked if anyone cares tho? xddd

[@BeausArts]

As someone who’s visited the Grand Canyon: it is truly a sight to behold, and instills a sense of awe and fear. You feel your stomach drop when you look down those hundreds of feet to the bottom. A majority of the rim has no railing, so it is easy to get to the edge. But still, have common sense. Don’t risk your life for a picture.

[@maxhonneger3278]

More like thousands of feet to the bottom. The Grand Canyon is one mile deep - that's 5,280 feet.

[@EmeraldAshesAudio]

I was surprised by how many of these deaths occurred in areas with railings. Intentionally climbing a railing seems a lot more foolish than getting a little too close to the edge in an area without any safety measures.

[@Shoulderpads-mcgee]

@@EmeraldAshesAudio well there are those who will climb two fences to get decapitated so what’s one little guard rail?

[@cathyw8578]

yeah like a railing gets built... its there for a reason... if u learn to take a decent photo u can take one from behind the railing... don't need to risk your life for that nice pic on insta

[@erinrose14]

You describing it gave me vertigo lol

[@reddffox]

My dad went beyond the safety railings once or twice when we visited about a decade ago to get a better view. We were just starting a month-long trip up the West Coast, and all I could imagine was watching him fall to his death, and the rest of us literally having to keep going on our trip without him. It was very stressful. :P People believe it can't/won't happen to them, but it CAN AND MIGHT. I wish people would just stay where they know it's safe.

[@BlondeQtie]

and you allowed that? i would order him right back or the vacation is terminated.

[@furrycow9263]

@@BlondeQtieYou can lead a horse to water…

[@alwaysbewhoyouare9592]

Your dad is an idiot. I'm sorry he doesn't value your life and safety.

[@Chemo_Charlie]

But danger is fun🙃

[@rockyevans1584]

​@@BlondeQtieallowed that? Do your parents bend to your every wish? Your comment reeks of entitlement, wow

[@snowwalker9999]

I never got close to the edge. I was already dizzy from ten feet away. A young couple standing at the edge asked me if I could take their photo. I begged them to take a step or two closer to me before I took their picture. The wind was strong that day. People who aren’t afraid of heights don’t realize how often they risk their lives.

[@Roadtripmischief]

we were there on a windy day with our young daughters. It was terrifying! Bad enough watching foolish people getting too close to the edge while exploring. The winds were gusting. Watched teenagers defy their mom while finding seating to watch the sunset. She screamed at them and I didn't blame her! The kids were oblivious that it was a cliff, not a theater seat!

[@isabellind1292]

@@Roadtripmischief I wouldn't want to be a park ranger. They spend all their time having to verse grown adults in personal safety and how to conduct themselves in public because they think they're an exception to the rule.

[@zarasbazaar]

Same here. We approached one of the more sheer overlooks and I was overcome with vertigo well back from the edge. I just sat down by a tree and watched the view from there. While watching other people I saw a toddler run towards the edge. He was caught by his father, who looked like he was about to faint after the incident.

[@MrBarnettcm]

People who aren’t afraid of cars don’t know how often they risk their live

[@yeetusfeetus7877]

@@MrBarnettcmThat is true. So many things are dangerous, and people rarely actually realize it until they are hurt or they see somebody being hurt or killed.

[@TheRepublicOfJohn]

tourist: "hey stranger, would you mind taking a picture for me?" *falls off cliff* other tourist: "uh... huh... *shrugs and takes pictures of the corpse*

[@steveshea6148]

Lol

[@oldageisdumb]

The Grand Canyon is massive with so many nooks and crannies it can be impossible for emergency services to locate bodies at times. It’s morbid, but also possible the person with the camera was thinking it might be helpful for authorities in locating the body

[@wintersbattleofbands1144]

Then inherits free camera. Develops film, finds pictures of victim's mother naked.

[@kjnodwell]

@@wintersbattleofbands1144 Holy shit...BAHAHA!!!😝😝😝

[@TheRepublicOfJohn]

@@oldageisdumb I can't and won't judge the bystander for any act they took in this situation. That's kind of my point. It's so absurd, how could anyone be expected to react in such a situation?

[@notthis9586]

Those few moments in between accidentally killing yourself and absolute oblivion must be indescribably scary. The mind trying to escape, to find hope, mixed with the sheer regret of fucking up so badly. It might be the worst feeling one can have...

[@joshingtonbarthsworth631]

Can confirm. I slipped and fell in my shower earlier this week.

[@jesselong8971]

Just silent in his shock......wow

[@jesusramos1440]

It's called Waking up Dead.. seen it many times in hosp environment.

[@felicitybywater8012]

Hopefully, all who fell were either knocked unconscious by a protruding rock or made peace with their deaths before impact.

[@dianeridley9804]

No one will ever know

[@rex788]

When my wife and I were there last year. A girl tripped twice walking backwards trying to get in view of her friends camera. My wife turned to me and said “let’s get out of here. I won’t be able to handle the screams if she falls.”

[@jordanalandry1866]

Likely wouldn’t scream almost no one does when they fall/jump I witnessed a couple put it that way you don’t even have the opportunity to scream when you’re stunned like that.

[@billpugh58]

@@jordanalandry1866The people left behind scream!

[@noway377]

​@@billpugh58Good point! The person falling would most likely be in too much shock to scream in that moment. But I imagine their family/friends witnessing them fall would let out the most harrowing and gut-wrenching screams you've ever heard. I don't know how I'd react if I witnessed something so traumatic. Especially if the person falling was someone I know.

[@sunstruckfarms4489]

​@@jordanalandry1866you should try bungee jumping sometime

[@jondoe230]

Worst practical joke ever. "Hey sweetie want to see something traumatizing?" Jumps to death.

[@TimSlee1]

Sounds like the trollge.

[@dsmackk5]

💚

[@jourteen7795]

His joke didn't land, so didn't he.

[@jourteen7795]

Ba dum *crack!*

[@StevenBanks123]

Actually pretty good.

[@trudim6024]

If I was plummeting to my death after trying to take a selfie, I think my last words would be “For F**ks Sake!!!”, my words echoing around the canyon. I’d be well pissed off.

[@ShaudaySmith]

This is a good comment. i lol'd.

[@taneabree]

Me too! I would for sure yell “f*ck me!!!*”

[@SeanKula]

Really? Mine would be *GASP* "Oh no oh no!" "Shit" "Help please oh shit" "oh no here it comes" *CRASH*

[@michaelh.3516]

Coming from falling experience in skiing, all I ever manage to get out is “oh damn”

[@ascensionseeker1]

Love this comment, sure your not australian?? 🤣🤣

[@garygrinkevich6971]

In 1967 my father was a 10 year old boy with undiagnosed hyper attention deficit disorder and he almost fell in climbing the hoodoos near the grand canyon lodge. My grandmother took him and his older sisters into into the giftshop and bought a dog leash to put him on for the rest of the trip. True story.

[@grifyn882]

sad...my father died at 6 year old, by falling too

[@KriekWorthy]

@@grifyn882 🤔

[@robertmiller8529]

I fail to see how adhd has any relevance...

[@31minutesago]

@@robertmiller8529 H y p e r A c t i v e

[@31minutesago]

My father died when he was 3 years old.

[@rodneycaupp5962]

I was riveted by a level of fear and respect for the obvious. My big mistake was wading into the edge of the River at the bottom. AS the gravel bottom rapidly washed loosely under my feet I just managed to spin around and get the hell out of the water. There have been countless events of this kind of death there also. I cooled off in the smaller ice-cold stream at Phantom Ranch on the floor of the canyon, after that experience.

[@spudsmckenzie4123]

Why is it so many of these examples start with "climbed over the guard rail?" You can lead a horse to water...

[@rickyjoehand3589]

But you can't inflate a horse with helium

[@MorrowindES17]

Natural selection I suppose 🤷‍♂️🤣 watch me deify gravity !

[@perryplayzzz]

Common sense is much less common than one may expect

[@thatellipsisguy8984]

… but you can’t make them THINK!

[@pamelanadel3787]

I’m afraid of heights. Wouldn’t see me acting like a fool.

[@kj-gn3tr]

yes Pamela ❗️💯🤝

[@PointlessRhetoric]

@Occam's Shave Cream it's really cool honestly it's not even really dangerous unless you try to go down into the canyon which is a bad idea in general.I think the craziest thing I've ever done is drive up a volcano in Hawaii that was much more nerve-racking honestly but also well worth it.

[@canavero4288]

imagine doing a prank where you fake your own death, but you end up actually dying. that guy kinda had it coming. like why would you even try to make your daughter think you died? if she actually thought he died in the prank, it would have been so traumatic. and then he ended up fucking dying anyway. what a dumbass

[@PointlessRhetoric]

@@canavero4288 I've known several people who have taken dumb risks at the Grand canyon either trying to get close to the edge or jumping across little rocks I think there's something inexplicable within human mentality that makes certain people do incredibly dangerous and pointless things. I guess in a way it can all be summed up in the fact that our life is so finite and we never really know what kind of dumb shit is going to lead to our death.

[@globalwarmhugs7741]

Phobias like that are there for a reason. I have never understood adrenaline junkies.

[@jt4513]

If your super interested in this topic, there is a great book called "Over the Edge: Death In The Grand Canyon" which covers literally all of the know deaths in the park. From falls, murder, dehydration, suicide, drowning, and of course stupidity. It goes into the backstory behind many of the victims and is a very interesting read (not just macabre).

[@summerbreeze3090]

@@gingahsnixx Thank you for showing this.

[@oldageisdumb]

I bought that book while visiting the Grand Canyon a few years ago. I’m never going back lol. But in reality, most of the deaths were either from stupidity or poor planning while hiking

[@jt4513]

@@oldageisdumb that's how I discovered the book as well! And yeah, a lot of the deaths were due to stupidity or inexperience in dealing with mother nature, but its worth noting a lot a seasoned adventurers and explorers never made it out of the canyon as well. It's a dangerous place.

[@oldageisdumb]

@@jt4513 Yes, good point. Not just the underprepared. In fact, the canyon has taken so many experienced folks that now I’m scared to hear of anyone going in. There is a super nice family on my son’s baseball team that are planning on going this summer and hiking rim to rim in one day. I’m trying to be nice and supportive on the outside but I’m really thinking, “you’re going to het lost and dehydrated and die!!” I’m the type of person that shouldn’t have read the book 😆

[@jt4513]

@@oldageisdumb as long as they let someone know where/ when they plan to hike and bring plenty of water, they should be fine. But I get what you mean, after reading the book I think more carefully about planning hikes!

[@chumley7117]

My family and I visited the Portland Head Lighthouse a couple of years ago and we were astonished and shocked to see a brother and sister (young teens) climbing up the cliffs without any climbing gear that is so dangerous because of the spray from the waters, and no parent or guardian was in sight to stop them, nor was there any employee there to stop them. Kids are under the false impression that the world is a large jungle gym made for them to climb on and that they're invincible. They're nuts!

[@kittysparklr6626]

The warnings and guardrails are there for a reason people!!

[@MarquisDeSang]

people get pushed

[@MajorT0m]

If the huge gaping crack in the planet's crust isn't enough of a warning, I doubt any number of fences or notices are going to help much.

[@chriswilkinson7636]

Note to self, "don't climb over guardrails".

[@Syclone0044]

Nah that’s just for “other people”. I’m special and an accident could never happen to me. Famous last words

[@mindyschocolate]

They don’t care. It’s all about pictures and getting likes now.

[@ukmedicfrcs]

This is why I'm happy at home with chip, Penny and used napkin.

[@31minutesago]

??

[@ukmedicfrcs]

@@31minutesago It's a Spongebob episode called " I had an accident ".

[@donutpop_]

This is an underrated comment

[@ukmedicfrcs]

@@donutpop_ Thank you! Finally someone gets it!

[@dedoc9493]

I see what you did there 😂😂

[@michellerene951]

I'm extremely afraid of heights. I've been to the Grand Canyon. I could barely get close to the railing. It was absolutely incredible.

[@JinkiesScoob]

That was me. Fascinated and terrified at the same time. I knew I was safe because I didn't go anywhere near the edge, but I didn't want to watch someone else fall to their death either. And people do stupid things there!!

[@michellerene951]

@@JinkiesScoob Exactly!

[@thebandit666]

Same. I found it terrifying. Prefer the meteor crater near Flagstaff.

[@christophresmerowski1824]

I'm surprised you dared traveling to Arizona.

[@michellerene951]

@@christophresmerowski1824 Lol why??

[@lemonisbbored]

this is my first time watching one of your videos, and I just want to say that you have an incredibly calming voice. It's so nice to listen to, and turns these tragic almost into bedtime stories lol

[@kennyw871]

He's in the wrong business. He should be citing last rights! Who wouldn't want to die?

[@spaghetti9067]

Imagine holding someone's camera and they just fall to their deaths in front of you

[@davis4555]

Free camera!

[@dsmackk5]

Awesome but traumatizing

[@residentidiot9694]

Walk to the edge set it on automatic to take non stop pictures and drop it after the deceased.

[@aarongrabowski3775]

Then they took pictures of his final moments. Smh 🤦‍♀️

[@galacticbob1]

@@aarongrabowski3775 "Not the souvenir he wanted." I hate myself for laughing so hard at that! 😅

[@BrianRosborough]

My only complaint about this channel is that the videos are only 12 minutes and there aren’t enough of them, keep up the great work brother!

[@floydjammer6395]

It takes a lot of work to produce a video of this quality even if it’s only 12 minutes. I wish they were longer too though

[@Indibaby2013]

Lol so very true about that though

[@sadrevolution]

These videos are very interesting, but it's a bit of work to confirm what you are learning here to be true. I wish he'd include his sources.

[@ami5853]

yea, they are well researched and high quality so it's understandable they are more scarce. prefer quality over superficial and abundant.

[@karamel107]

I personally appreciate the straightforward and informative approach. The videos are precisely as long as they need to be.

[@sarahnettamike7458]

I was at yellowstone, and there was an elderly couple getting their picture taken. The person taking their picture kept telling them to back up and back up. Not realizing it they almost fell off the cliff, my parents told them to stay were they were. It’s scary how fast something like that can happen

[@username-mk4qv]

The idiot taking their photo couldn’t back up themselves? Holy shit whoever that was almost killed two people.

[@anevilrotisserie9136]

@@username-mk4qv I think it was the son or daughter looking for a payout.

[@username-mk4qv]

@@anevilrotisserie9136 I wish I could just take this as a dark joke, but sadly that scenario is all too plausible. I’m still upset over poor Chloe Weigand, like I still think her parents set up her death just to sue the cruise.

[@PointlessRhetoric]

Jesus this might be the dumbest thing I've read because I can totally believe it.

[@helenhoward5346]

@@username-mk4qv I can't believe parents could actually do that. It makes us suspicious of legitimate accidents. But yeah, that shit was no damn accident though. I hope that poor baby girl didn't suffer. Still think pops needs to be in a cell after that surveillance video revealed all.

[@samonelly4813]

Just shows that being scared of things, like heights, isn’t always a bad thing

[@umi2751]

Most likely an evolutionary trait, just like tripophobia

[@perryplayzzz]

@@umi2751And arachnophobia

[@dustinwashburn1283]

"Expecting him to catch up when he realized his joke hadn't landed." That fell fla- wait... I'm a horrible person...

[@louisasmiles]

I heard it. Its dry, dark humour

[@jasonpark5906]

The dad dove right into that joke.

[@FuzzyChubbyPurpleUnicorn]

Dark humor is good humor

[@gengoosekhan]

This comment thread took a real nose-dive.

[@danktankdragkings7117]

That joke was grand

[@muzasbar]

Fortunately, my dad brought with him to our country “Death in Grand Canyon”, a book detailing every single death in the Grand Canyon since recorded history, and a book every single visitor to the Grand Canyon should read

[@franziwischmann3659]

Oh I hvae the book and another one called "Death at Glacier" as well! My fav books to read

[@Tronomics2000]

@@franziwischmann3659 There's also a 'Death in Yellowstone' too! I think they're all part of a series

[@franziwischmann3659]

@@Tronomics2000 I guess I need them all. Ive visited 29 Nat Parks Already and only have Three Books of Death. lol

[@ianwalton284]

Do they make a braille version?

[@princesskristan]

I HAVE THAT BOOK! I want to get the others in that series

[@Hank..]

I visited the Grand Canyon in summer 2019. Most of the spots at the tourist area we were taken didn't have guard rails, and a kids would sit down on the edge of the cliff despite signs warning of the potential for rocks shearing from the edge. Beautiful place, but man... people need to be a LOT more careful, especially with their kids!!

[@jj7958]

I would just not take kids under a certain age. Not worth it. They like to run around a lot so not good for young kids.

[@jessicabarczewski1910]

People are idiots. I live near Rocky Mountain National Park and I have seen parents encouraging their kids to pet the elk like they just cows and not unpredictable wild animals.

[@stonedsavage7814]

@@jessicabarczewski1910 as an ex farmer I predict a Possible death or injury that's for sure. Elk have some big ass horns.

[@mikexxxmilly]

What?! That’s real dumb!

[@bvnshee6749]

@@stonedsavage7814 not to mention them mfs weigh near a thousand pounds lol

[@sydneyeugenia4825]

I live in AZ and in the fourth grade, my elementary school took us on a field trip to the Grand Canyon. It was winter and there was literally thin ice and snow covering where we were walking 😭 I remember being so scared walking on some parts bc I was well aware I literally could slip and fall into the canyon

[@S0M3GUY778]

"His joke hadn't landed" Well he certainly did

[@vaszgul736]

I should be more upset by this humor but honestly if the dad did stuff like this on the regular, his ghost is probably laughing at these comments

[@harrisonfrank3451]

eventually....

[@S0M3GUY778]

@@vaszgul736 yeah honestly i hope his ghost likes them. Even though it was stupid and foolish of him, a daughter and wife lost their father and husband that day. Still very sad

[@lazyhomebody1356]

Yeah I thought of that too! I hope the narrator didn't do that on purpose, because I can imagine that from the daughter's point of view. What a horrible story!

[@Star_Starbee]

Or didn’t land

[@groovymovie3213]

Sometimes being a scaredy cat is a good thing. I am far too terrified to ever attempt anything like this, and it’s probably why I’m still here.

[@themoribundapathetic4530]

yeah its my favorite canyon but im not even going to step on its dirt

[@patriciagarrett4243]

Likewise...plus I freak out at heights.

[@quillmaurer6563]

We evolved fear for a reason.

[@avabyrne1541]

right? like if someone called me a coward because i didnt want to take a picture behind the railing then id be happy to be a coward than risk my life

[@unspun1YT]

Just visited the Grand Canyon yesterday and today. You cannot fathom how big the canyon is. It’s so massive that it’s like looking at giant unmoving picture. Depth Perception ceases to function because it’s so big.

[@wabi_sabi_vida]

I told my husband that it made me feel like crying and puking at the same time. I was only mildly enthusiastic at the idea of going there. I didn't get it until I stood there and looked out. It's the definition of stunning.

[@EveryonesHiro88]

I was going to reply something similar. I’ve never had a reaction to or would consider myself scared of heights but the size of the canyon really boggles the mind. There were a few times I stared out too far or long and felt woozy. It’s like your mind can’t comprehend the vastness and freaks out a bit. I had to just kind of tell my mind it wasn’t real or it was just a mural a few times I was doing the hike. Super amazing experience that I think everyone should see but definitely dangerous if you don’t keep your wits about you. Not to mention the fact that if you’re hiking in the sun and heat you can over exert yourself and get dizzy or faint from dehydration.

[@GodStillHatesUs]

I’ve never been but always wanted to. Will definitely keep the kids close and that we all follow the rules. I’m not risking anything for a giant hole in the ground.

[@nickmonk7945]

@@EveryonesHiro88 sounds amazing! Shout outs from Australia 👋

[@bubzilla6137]

Yeah, I tell people that it's impossible to describe and that you have to see it in person for yourself to truly understand it's size and beauty. When I was there in 2017, we happened to stay long enough for sunset. That's an even higher level of beauty I cannot recommend enough! It brought tears to my eyes. It is just as dangerous as it is beautiful though. I went off course a couple times and quickly learned why they told us not to. There are way more loose gravel areas than you'd think and you can't tell until you're standing on them. I never fell but my feet slid just a couple inches, more than enough to make my life flash before my very eyes. And sitting on a ledge at the top made me dizzy too, but while I was still sitting. I had to back up while still sitting and get far enough from the ledge before standing and crossing back to the correct side of the railing. You'd be amazed how many people, even kids that couldn't be older than 10 or so, were climbing over the railing to get closer to the edge. In hindsight, it's actually amazing there are ONLY 50ish deaths recorded there in over 100 years!

[@Aliciapaige777]

Hey, I just wanted to let you know how much I enjoy your podcast, it is definitely one of my favourite and I recommend it to everyone. I enjoy learning about history and the fascinating topics you cover.. please continue with your channel, I’m your number one fan from Australia💛💛💛

[@melsoft121]

I’ve been to the Grand Canyon 3 times, and have seen at least one person nearly fall every time. I’m always surprised the death toll isn’t higher.

[@sirpudding8934]

It probably is much higher but no one saw them fall.

[@tranquilrabies]

Holy shit. It must be scary to see that.

[@CaptainCaterpillars]

They often find bodies (which are nothing but bones at that point) years after the fact. I live near Williams. AZ and we hear about it all the time. So when you think about it, the death count is likely much higher but we just haven’t found all the bodies yet.

[@ShaudaySmith]

@@CaptainCaterpillars that's a good point. people who simply get lost in the canyon, or fall but have no one to account for them. It very well may be much higher...

[@mikexxxmilly]

@@CaptainCaterpillars No telling how many sets of human remains are down there

[@elliottlamb6806]

I like how the creator encourages us to not think poorly about people who made these decisions. A person could make every possible good decision except one which leads to their death. Everyone makes bad decisions sometimes, it’s just that we were lucky enough to have those decisions not cost us our lives.

[@adorablecockroach5131]

It's possible to respect the loss of life while also saying how stupid their decisions are. I'm just wondering what thought processes would lead to gambling your life for the sake of an insignificant picture, or prank or to prove how macho you are. Were they insecure, under the influence, or were they simply not properly aware of the sheer danger they where in? I'm sure they were good people, but it is just baffling how someone can look at a fucking cliff and think messing around near it is a good idea. Just be careful people.

[@ShroudedWolf51]

@limelight81 There's a million reasons why that might happen. It might be a misjudgement of personal capabilities or of the dangers. It might be overconfidence or it might be fear. There's any number of reasons why these things can happen. And, the fact of the matter is that even a momentary lapse of judgement, a misunderstanding of the factors in play, or a simple miscalculation is really all that it takes. Let's not pretend that you never made a bad decision...whether it was unintentionally or it was calculated and caution deemed unnecessary.

[@31minutesago]

@@adorablecockroach5131 Yep. I fell off a six foot ladder completely flat on my back, on soft soil...and I just had to late there awhile until I realized if I was dead or not. Dangerous job, bro.

[@con.troller4183]

@limelight81 That wasn't a strawman. Just an opinion.

[@FRLN500]

@@ShroudedWolf51 overconfidence= stupidity, misjudgement = stupidity. Ignoring WARNING signs, climbing over guard rails, walking onto narrow ledges, sitting on the rim of a gorge are ALL signs of STUPIDITY! The people making comments on here are still alive, so, even if we all do something stupid occasionally, we haven't done anything as stupid as these idiots falling into the Grand Canyon.

[@Lozoot2]

And don't forget: only *20* people have ever been boiled alive at Yellowstone National Park! _Together, we can change that!_

[@dguy0386]

this list is incomplete *you can help by expanding it*

[@davidmoak1219]

What the actual fuck? That's messed up man. I would never say something like, "that dude that fell in the boiling sewer in new york during a brawl was just practicing for his yellowstone swim but he didn't quite make it". Glad I'm civil and not fucked up enough to ever dare say such a thing.

[@TheKozzee]

@@davidmoak1219 what

[@tylerironside8109]

@@davidmoak1219 yeah actually wat

[@davis4555]

@@dguy0386 that's the joke. It sounds hopeful, but it isn't. They aren't going to be unboiled, only joined.

[@marianna7014]

i was there yesterday, a man from our group jumped over the the rails of the sky walk. definitely wasn't accidental, they shut down for the day but brushed it under the rug real fast. absolutely devastating and traumatic. i've been surprised that there's no news coverage of it, i guess the local press is used to it by now.

[@headphonic8]

Probably don't want to spread the idea around

[@OhhItsDev]

Yea people jump all the time or get pushed thing is the canyon is a big business so they file the paper work and tuck it away the next day most don't even know it occurred usually unless your revisiting there's really nothing anyone can do to prevent someone going over even if they built a big fence someone would scale it

[@loridavis5699]

Jeezus

[@HP-fn4bo]

It’s like the Golden Gate Bridge

[@ShortArmOfGod]

"Dad, I'm hungry" "Hi hungry, I'm falling off a fucking canyon."

[@martinc.720]

So you just learn the “Hi I’m...”; “Hi [same word]” joke? Good for you!

[@dorrisgonnawreckyou7111]

@@martinc.720 So you are going from comment to comment arguing with people for zero reason... good for you. (In all seriousness, just cause you are unhappy, it wont make you happier to shit on random people lol)

[@a.sanford8731]

@@dorrisgonnawreckyou7111 yeah I noticed that as well. Who goes on KZbin just to argue?

[@martinc.720]

@@dorrisgonnawreckyou7111 Except I don’t go from comment to comment to argue. Thanks for making assumptions about strangers though.

[@pyroshayniac1090]

You’re welcome!

[@auradelpotro5574]

"She listened dutifully and went and did the exact same thing"

[@TheAvprobeauty]

lol exactly

[@ID-pw8zb]

Got what she deserved, stupid individual.

[@Revealingstorm.]

@@ID-pw8zb how empathetic. I don't think she deserved to die at all even if she made an extremely stupid mistake.

[@ID-pw8zb]

@@Revealingstorm. if you don’t listen to people in situations like this, you deserve all you get.

[@Revealingstorm.]

@@ID-pw8zb disagree. No one deserves to die like that

[@AMYV3]

Thank you. I’m actually really happy the teen daughter didn’t realize her dad had fallen until she was with family The thought of her being there seeing him at the bottom alone is incredibly cruel 😢

[@Dovietail]

Happens ALMOST EVERY YEAR here. This ain't Disneland. Keep your hands on your kids, keep your face to the edge, respect railings, and look out for gusting winds!

[@prezidenttrump5171]

Read a book many years ago I bought at the Grand Canyon shop, Death In the Grand Canyon. So many amazing stories, falls, dehydration, rocks dropping on peoples heads etc etc. Haven't seen any KZbinrs doing Grand Canyon horror type material even though it's ripe with potential. Thank you for the content!

[@krab1791]

We took a driving tour of the Southwest when my daughter was in elementary. We bought the same book. It s amazing some of the dumb things people do.

[@jessk2681]

There is a similar book for many of the national parks. I own several. Some of the stories are absolutely fascinating and horrifying.

[@twistoffate4791]

I have read that book, too, and ended up loaning it out over time. Some incidents caused by such shockingly bad personal judgment had me shaking with laughter. A most inappropriate reaction, yet I could not help myself.

[@vikingwoman1988]

Bought that book, used!

[@kscorp5176]

Yeah, fifteen years later and the dehydration death of a teen boy in 'I Shouldn't Be Alive' still haunts me. Even as an Australian I can't understand the logic of sightseeing...a gorge...in a desert...on a 40 degree Celsius day. Poor kid has been in my thoughts ever since.

[@carnbyarst670]

The worst thing about falling into the grand canyon is that it's so deep you've got plenty of time to think about it on the way down..

[@shoechew]

wheeeeeeee

[@blushchuu]

“Oh fuuuuuuuuu-“

[@williammiller7662]

Right on, it's not the fall but the sudden stop at the bottom!!!

[@valletas]

Not really... People usually think we fall much slower then we actually do you would only have at maximum 5-10 seconds before you hit the ground

[@carnbyarst670]

@@valletas there's going to be an acute sense of regret and self reproach in those 5-10 seconds..

[@Mamaslittleblog]

The dad really is the boy who cried wolf. Played so many dumb pranks that his daughter didn’t believe he was dead and left.

[@ingrid_inthesky]

@Kragma Joan Ah, so you didn't just go to my comment and try to be a Karen, you're going to tons of comments because you don't have anything better to do on father's day. Do you not have a father, Joan?

[@lykiaookami6070]

@Kragma Joan The analogy was perfect for that situation though? The dad kept pranking his daughter so she didn't believe his - what she thought was bullshit and just left, thinking it's just a prank again. Noone said anything about her being able to help if she knew it wasn't a prank - just that the dad pranked her one time too many and caused her to live with the fact that she saw her dad die and didn't even react to it. She's gonna have to live with that for the rest of her life, knowing she thought her dad was just joking when he was actually dead and walking away from that without a single care in her mind until she finally realized he's dead

[@lykiaookami6070]

@Kragma Joan Because if the dad hadn't pranked his daughter multiple times she would've taken the fall seriously and wouldn't have to find out hours later that she witnessed her dad fall to his death but didn't know. He cried wolf one too many times with his pranks and his daughter had to suffer more even more for that. The mental anguish from seeing your dad die in front of you is already bad enough but finding out you left your dad fall to his death without knowing if you could've done anything / what was going on and only later on realizing is even worse. All because her dad pranked her one too many times. Sure the analogy isn't perfect but analogies usually aren't, they're just used to make something easier to understand

[@Nyghtking]

@Kragma Joan In the original telling of the boy who cried wolf he does get killed, because no one comes to help him, because they don't believe him. The moral of the story is suppose to be something along the lines of "Don't make things up lest people ignore you when you need them."

[@Nyghtking]

@Kragma Joan Ok, so lets say he wasn't the kind of guy to pull pranks like that, then he literally wouldn't have been in that situation at all because he wouldn't have decided to do it. You can go ahead and choose to believe that the analogy doesn't work but it does.

[@lizlambert4755]

When I went to arches in Utah we were at the big arch and a girl jumped off a rock, tripped, skidded and stopped about 6 inches from the edge of a sheer cliff face. Me and another girl there had just been discussing our fear of heights and how scared we were on the trail but proud of ourselves we made it

[@trulyinfamous]

I can't even begin to imagine how incredible the canyons of Mars must be. Not only does Mars have one of the largest volcanos in the solar system, it also has canyons that are much larger and deeper than the grand canyon.

[@everythingfeline7367]

I remember reading that you can't see the top of the biggest volcano from the base due to the curvature of the planet, and falling off a cliff at the base would bring several minutes of falling. Insane

[@mayday6916]

The Valles Marineris canyons are 6 kilometers deep... and the gravity is around 1/3 of Earth's, so I'd stay way away from the edge! :-)

[@Carbon_Based_Life_Form]

@@mayday6916 they're actually 7-8 kilometers

[@anjou6497]

Yes but no McDonalds.

[@concept5631]

@@anjou6497 Good.

[@emt7887]

Park: installs paths, railings, and walls, posts physical warning signs, hands out warning pamphlets, give verbal warnings, sends security personnel to give out yet further warnings in passing periodically throughout park hours People: MY STUPIDITY WILL NOT BE TAMED

[@denebolamau6288]

The same stupidity that keeps the COVID pandemic spreading....humans are not very bright.

[@MintyGT]

"A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools."

[@jjcoola998]

@@denebolamau6288 facts blood 🩸

[@drebk]

Aaand then the survivors sue the park for failing to make safe their attraction

[@stokes2672]

@@denebolamau6288 plan.demic. its fake as f

[@Riiot09]

I went to the part of the Grand Canyon on the HualapaiReservation and there's no fence, just 1 or 2 indigenous people that chat with the visitors and keep everyone away from the edge. The Hualapai are some of the kindest people I have ever met.

[@vxlley_flower5672]

I would love to go talk with them!

[@Riiot09]

@@vxlley_flower5672 I think I stood there chatting with the guy for about 45 minutes. His stories just were absolutely captivating and it was very cool to hear how his children overcame the lack of resources on the reservation and still went on to become doctors.

[@a.munroe]

Kinda goes to show when you slap an official label on something someone will want to challenge it too...

[@Greywolf-mv1hx]

It was great there, when I went there was no one on the trail supervising, the Hualapai were great and talked to me and my girlfriend for a generous amount of time as well, the skywalk was still open then

[@noobovsky420]

I love it there. Stayed for 3 nights

[@lisalynnn]

You could do an entire series of people who have died while hiking in the canyon. They don't prepare properly and overestimate their skill levels. It's incredibly hot in the canyon and it's easy to get lost or go off trail by accident. I've been hiking down in the Canyon and saw many people who needed to be rescued. They all assumed it would be an easy hike and didn't bring enough water and were improperly clothed. I've never seen anyone die, but I have seen very difficult rescues out of the canyon. One group of tourists were wearing flip flops, improper clothing, and didn't have hats. I'm certain a few of them would have died if other hikers were not there to intervene. One of the saddest stories that sticks out in my mind is that of a boy scout troop. I think they were from Utah. As I remember, they didn't carry extra water with them, and they were not skilled enough to do such a grueling multi-day hike. The troop leaders made a series of terrible mistakes and at least one boy died of heat exhaustion and exposure.

[@johndolphmusic]

"...when they lost their footing." Starting to see a trend here. If there is one thing u don't want to lose, it's footing. Footing is very, very, important.

[@treeguyable]

Always carry an extra footing.

[@johndolphmusic]

@@treeguyable 🤣🤣🤣

[@boldCactuslad]

and never forget a towel

[@algolin]

very Seinfeldish

[@treeguyable]

@@algolin I agree.

[@Pw6872]

Years ago my wife (then girlfriend) and I were visiting a rocky tourist overlook of several hundred feet, basically straight down. She had accidentally dropped a lense cap from her binoculars just out of reach over the guard rail. With bubbly enthusiasm she insisted she could retrieve it if only she'd climb just over the rail and stretch for it. I told her she would NOT be doing that for a 15cent lense cap. [I had imagined trying to explain THAT to her family between inconsolable tears and sobs.] So, no, we abandoned the 'siren's call' of the forlorn lense cap and, of course, THANK GOD better sense prevailed.

[@quatzxice]

Nice Sirens reference!

[@ThatSoddingGamer]

How many times had that dad pulled the 'I'm dead!' stunt on his kid for her to just not bother to react and ignore him? And she was halfway right. It WAS yet another one of his nasty pranks, just one that actually ended up being a little too on point.

[@owellafehr5191]

Thank you for your respect for the victims at the end. I absolutely hate when people act like victims "deserve it" simply for doing something stupid or making a mistake. I don't understand how anyone can think that foolishness or simple distraction somehow merits death!

[@arostwocents]

It doesn't deserve it but at the same time they are not blameless.

[@NekoCat999]

I wonder about the girl whose father died trying to play a prank on her. It’s been almost 30 years and she’d be in her 40s now. Losing her dad that way was probably incredibly traumatic.

[@cariko]

more like extremely embarrassing, hope that kinda stupid wasn't genetic

[@JeffJefferyUK]

@@cariko No, I think traumatic is a much better word.

[@keganje]

@@cariko why the *&%^ would she be embarrassed! "incredibly traumatic." is correct

[@tinobemellow]

True, but she was probably better off without him, considering his apparent level of intelligence and maturity.

[@edu7979]

@@tinobemellow a person lost their father and you say that? Do you have a father? If you did youd realize dads, atleast every father i know and mine often joke around and sometimes prank their kids.

[@orcashadow8989]

Even if the prank didn't go wrong and cause in a death, I'd still be hella pissed if someone pretended to fall off a cliff to scare me.

[@Sparrowash97]

His stupidity is why his daughter didn’t even realise he had died

[@ulalaFrugilega]

I guess his daughter was, too, as she was used to this kind of "joke". Unfunny af at the best of times…

[@sam-psonsmith9951]

my thought exactly. making your child think that you just died is not a prank its messed up.

[@belikereepicheep]

It’s sort of like the ultimate “boy cried wolf” scenario, he’d given her so many fake scares no one took his death seriously

[@thatjokerperson7062]

You guys are hella stupid Who told u he was pranking her? Huh did he tell you? The dead person?

[@NecroSquidify]

My dad played that same prank on me on The Great Ocean Road in australia, luckily there was more room to stand on the other side of the wall and he was ok, but fuck I was mad at him. That story made me cringe so much, it can happen so easily and for such a stupid reason. My heart goes out to that poor girl.

[@sallymj8957]

I think one factor in falls is the rim is at ground level, not elevated. With most steep cliff-like formations, you need to go up to go down. With everything ground level and below, you can’t actually see the enormity of the canyon beneath you. It just looks like even ground. And people with their legs over the edge. Augh! Just the thought of it makes me dizzy. When I’ve gone to the GC, I haven’t even felt comfortable going to the rails. I think would be terrifying to go onto the “glass bridge.”

[@janiprice6117]

Found out my dad watches this channel sometimes. We sat at the dinner table talking about amusement park disasters.

[@madcatt09]

Lol nice

[@evadietz7359]

That’s really cool!

[@lazyhomebody1356]

Bonding at its best!

[@ydoomenaud]

I think this ended up in my Recommends because of Defunctland.

[@JS-024]

Lol aw I love that

[@peekaloo12]

I remember the park rangers warning us that most deaths were of young, healthy men between the ages of 17-35. Basically it was a warning against both the canyon, and hubris in thinking that you can take liberties.

[@Dovietail]

Same with rattlesnake bites. Funny, that. 🤔🤔🤔

[@KopitioBozynski]

@@Dovietail That same urge for risk taking is the same one that gave you your standard of living. Humble yourself before you fumble yourself.

[@RandyBaumery-s4i]

​@@DovietailI'm more wary of snake bites in the desert than anything except maybe cougar or hog attack.

[@niedas3426]

@@Dovietail And drownings. Something like 3/4 of drowning victims in my country are young teens and men.

[@mchjsosde]

​​​@@KopitioBozynskinever heard something so ridiculous. A stupid scientist is a dead scientist (or engineer, inventor, explorer etc.) and in the end the benefits of their technical intelligence are lost with their foolishness. In the end safely experimenting is the best use of intelligence. Very different than reckless adrenaline filled ego posturing

[@joevignolor4u949]

I used to work on the flat roofs of apartment buildings. There were two absolute rules. One was never, ever walk backwards. The other was that if you needed to go near the edge and look over, which was sometime necessary, you get down on your belly first and carefully crawl over to the edge and peek over. Then when you are done you carefully crawl backwards away from the edge. Anytime you are high up off the ground you should never look down because if you get dizzy and weak kneed its easy to fall.

[@SwishaSweetZach]

Being weak in the knee is real ,

[@BlueZirnitra]

This is what scares me, I struggled to get used to ladders at work because the anxiety and general psychosomatic reaction from my brain has a very real impact on my physical capabilities. I don't trust my body or my senses because they're overwhelmed, very easy to make a mistake when you're scared.

[@joevignolor4u949]

@@BlueZirnitra I would recommend that in your current mental state you stay off of ladders and don't work in high places. Maybe you could get a doctor to give you a note that you could use to have your duties adjusted by your employer. But ultimately avoiding a serious injury or not dying in a fall is more important than your job.

[@BlueZirnitra]

@@joevignolor4u949 I got over it, my mental state is fine lol.

[@voxac30withstrat]

I worked in electrical maintenance in one of the inner city 36 story buildings. One of our tasks was to regularly inspect the various aerials that were festooned on corners of the unrailed roof. To my complete surprise I found that in high winds multistory buildings actually sway. I let someone else check the aerials.

[@Rapidly_]

My grandpa likes telling the story about how when he was there, a weird old woman told him to "never took at the canyon" because it's "cursed". She thought it was like filled with demons or something evil like that and whatever it was tries to lure people in to go over the edge and die. She thought height Vertigo was a siren spell lol What happens with height vertigo is that your body is having a hard time maintaining its balance because of a lack of visual cues, causing people to stumble. It can also happen when you're hiking up a mountain and look down, doesn't even need to be such a sudden steep drop like the grand canyon.

[@SeanHartnett-t8c]

yel

[@wackyflappybob]

I can't imagine the guilt you would have for walking away from someone's last moments not realizing it. It was dumb of the guy to try to play a joke like that and he is at fault, but I bet she feels terrible for just leaving him after that.

[@cathyw8578]

honestly it was bound to happen, thats probably why he didn't even scream, he was thinking to himself, oh yeah, had to happen

[@jjcoola998]

He was like “OOP”

[@SistahK-id3fg]

I mean what could she have possibly done? Not a damn thing.

[@triciasomogyi5431]

Meh, he Asked for it.

[@dx1450]

"Ha ha, Dad, funny joke pretending to fall into the canyon. Yeah, I see you all the way down there pretending to be dead. Now get back up here so we can finish the tour..."

[@ninaorozco2115]

😅

[@dsmackk5]

😆😆💚💚

[@xFYCNxTR4G3DY]

Lol Im kinda wondering how they know he was pulling a prank? Are we sure he didnt just fall the hell off the grand canyon? His daughter assumed he was joking, but that doesnt mean he didnt actually just fall off.

[@reallyryan_]

Lol

[@kuwgukl5211]

Teen rendered fatherless in 3-2-1- *dive*

[@UrResidentGhost]

I’m not usually afraid of heights, but there’s something so primal about looking out over a cliff and feeling fear. I would be so scared going to the Grand Canyon

[@JinkiesScoob]

If you are terrified of heights, don't go to the Grand Canyon unless you want eternal nightmares about taking to your death. I know from experience. Makes me queasy when I just think about the Grand Canyon.

[@RoyceLovesHisShotgun]

I crawled on my belly, like a snake, to the rim and looked into that abyss of timeless rocks once upon a time. The Canyon is so massive and deep. From the rim, you can see the bottom and the tourists and trails down there but they are damn near microscopic! Its insane. It's an experience I have never forgotten.

[@shrapnel77]

The Canyon is one of the most awesome landscapes, environments you will see. It is completely safe, the trails are excellent, but you have to be mindful of where you are walking. This is coming from someone who is terrified of heights.

[@abbiepotter9453]

This exactly like I’m not scared of heights but if we are on a cliff looking over it imma have fear! It’s the way your body reacts

[@novemberreign6023]

@@RoyceLovesHisShotgun That’s exactly what I would do

[@FloridaDave_]

When I was there we spoke to a Park Ranger about people going close the edge. He said that even if there was a rule about going close to the edge for photos there is no way they could enforce it. People also feed the squirrels and get bit even thought there are signs all over not to feed them.