GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. (AP) -- A man who climbed past safety barriers fell nearly 900 feet into the Grand Canyon and died, park officials said.

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Rangers recovered the body Friday, a day after the man was seen falling by other visitors from an overlook at Moran's Point. The man's identity was being temporarily withheld.Park spokeswoman Raquel Gallardo said it was the Grand Canyon's first falling fatality this year.

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