Girl, 14, Falls To Death At Horseshoe Bend Overlook In Arizona

A California girl visiting Arizona with her family died after what appears to be an accidental fall from the Horseshoe Bend Overlook, officials said.

According to the Coconino County Sheriff's Office, authorities responded to the Horseshoe Bend Overlook near Page, Arizona, on Dec. 24 for the report of a missing 14-year-old girl. The sheriff's office said the teen's family had last seen her around 2 p.m. and reported her missing around 4 p.m.

Search and rescue units from the sheriff's office as well as the Arizona Department of Public Safety's air rescue team responded to search the area. The girl was visually located by the DPS team about 700 feet below the overlook but authorities were unable to recover her body in the evening due to impending nightfall, according to the sheriff's office.

The girl's body was recovered in the morning around 10 a.m. An initial investigation found that it was an accidental fall, but the sheriff's office said the incident is still under investigation and pending review by the medical examiner's office.

The family was visiting from the greater San Jose area.

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