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Estefania Liset
Mosquera Alcivar, a concession employee, was with a small group
of coworkers at the rim of the Grand Canyon of Yellowstone
shortly after 3:15 a.m. when she fell, according to accounts by
her companions, the park's public affairs office said in a
statement.
Her body was recovered about four hours later and the incident
remains under investigation, the officials said. Alvicar is from
Quito, Ecuador.
The incident along with three major wildfires burning in
Yellowstone come at the height of the summer tourist season and
as officials in both parks prepare for celebrations set for
Thursday marking the 100th anniversary of the creation of the
National Park Service.
The fires have prompted authorities to close the south entrance
to the park, which last month saw an average of more than 2,400
vehicles per day.
Yellowstone, which occupies the northwestern corner of Wyoming
and spills over into Idaho and Montana, was the first national
park established in the United States and remains one of its
most popular.
(Reporting by Dan Whitcomb; Editing by Sandra Maler)
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