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California man falls over the edge at Grand Canyon

Posted at 9:43 AM, Jul 06, 2016
and last updated 2016-07-06 13:23:45-04

Officials are investigating after a California man fell to his death at the Grand Canyon.

The National Park Service said officials responded to a call on June 27 about a visitor over the edge at Mather Point.

Park rangers responded and located a body several hundred feet from the incident.

The victim has been identified as Jamison Whittaker, 23, of Irvine, California.

No other information is known at this time.