A spokeswoman said it was the first over-the-edge death this year inside the boundaries of the Grand Canyon National park.

A sightseer plunged to his death from a Grand Canyon cliff this week, bringing the park's fatality count to three in the last eight days.

GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. -- A solo backpacker has been found dead near a rugged and remote trail along the Colorado River in Grand Canyon National Park, authorities in Arizona said Thursday.

A spokeswoman said it was the first over-the-edge death this year inside the boundaries of the Grand Canyon National park.

GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK -- Another visitor has died at Grand Canyon National Park after a man fell 400 feet (122 meters) over the South Rim, authorities said Thursday.