BROOMFIELD, Colo.—A memorial service is scheduled Friday in Broomfield for a Colorado man who fell more than 400 feet Saturday from the South Rim of the Grand Canyon.
The National Park Service has ruled the death of 62-year-old B. Holt Vaughn an accident.
Park Service spokeswoman Maureen Oltrogge said Thursday that Vaughn had strayed off a paved trail in the popular tourist area near Mather Point, got too close to the edge and slipped over during a visit with his family.
The Park Service says the Grand Canyon draws more than 5 million visitors a year, and about three people a year die in falls there.
Vaughn was a Vietnam veteran and will be buried at Fort Logan National Cemetery in Denver.
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Information from: The Denver Post,
