Korean tourist badly hurt in Grand Canyon cliff fall

A Korean tourist was badly injured when he fell down a cliff at the Grand Canyon on Sunday. Yonhap

By Dong Sun-hwa

A Korean tourist in his 30s is in a critical condition after falling down a cliff on Sunday at the world-famous Grand Canyon in the U.S. state of Arizona.

The Korean Consulate General in Los Angeles said on Wednesday the man, surnamed Park, was on a group tour of the United States.

The incident happened during some free time when he missed his footing and fell down a cliff near Yavapai Point and Mather Point on the canyon's South Rim.

Park suffered a brain hemorrhage and broken ribs. He was taken to the nearby Flagstaff Medical Center and had an operation. He is reportedly in a serious condition.

“The details regarding the accident have not been fully grasped yet,” an official from the Korean Consulate General in LA said.

On Dec. 24, an American girl, 14, died after falling down a 200-meter cliff at the Grand Canyon's Horseshoe Bend.