Florida Woman Falls To Her Death At Grand Canyon After Posting A Photo On Cliff's Edge

At the Grand Canyon National Park trail, a Florida woman fell to her death after posting a photo [...]

By Hunter Miller

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At the Grand Canyon National Park trail, a Florida woman fell to her death after posting a photo on Instagram from the edge of a cliff.

On Friday, 35-year-old Colleen Burns accidentally fell from Ooh Aah Point, which is located about a mile down the South Kaibab Trail, according to the Associated Press report. Her body was found by park rangers about 400 feet from where she had been standing on the trail.

That view tho 😍👌🏼

A photo posted by Colleen Burns (@colleenburns) on

Burns posted a photo from the trail only moments before the unfortunate accident. The photo was a picture of Burns looking over the canyon sitting on the edge of a cliff, and was posted with the caption: "The view though."

Park officials announced Burns' death on Monday to the AP. They mentioned that she had been hiking and taking photographs of the sunrise on the trail. Since her tragic death, friends and family have remembered Burns on social media. Remembrances included a post from DJ Kaskade who wrote in a Facebook post that "Colleen was destined to be a star."

He also wrote in the post that he feels "taken apart by the news of Colleen's passing." Kaskade continued by writing: "I'm feeling what I'm guessing you are: numb and then such sadness. This changes the landscape of our community, but I am 100% certain that we will meet again."

Burns worked for Yelp in Orlando as a regional marketing director. Yelp officials posted a photo of Burns on Twitter, writing, "There are no words. Hoping to find some soon."

The Coconino County Medical Examiner and the National Park Service will be investigating into her death, according to the AP.

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