Tourist is slammed for disobeying no entry signs to sit up on dangerous ledge overlooking Grand Canyon

A group of tourists are being criticized for disobeying ‘no trespassing’ signs on a dangerous ridge overlooking the Grand Canyon.

Park ranger Sarah Anderson saw a group of young girls maneuver over a “do not enter” sign and venture over the rim of the North Rim Grand Canyon.

She watched in shock as the group performed a series of yoga poses as she watched the sun set over the forbidden area.

Anderson shared footage of her disappointing encounter with the social media group ‘Tourons of National Parks’, which highlights and mocks the idiotic behavior of visitors.

It showed the sign that the group was disobeying, before they walked up to a woman sitting on a ledge overlooking the gorge. She later clarified that the young woman was not alone.

Anderson said, “It was a group of young adults, this girl was doing yoga moves right before. They were all watching the sunset, but apparently they were breaking the rules.”

A group of young adult tourists are criticized online for disobeying ‘no trespassing’ signs on a dangerous rim overlooking the Grand Canyon

Park ranger Sarah Anderson clarified that these young girls had crossed the closed trail sign at the rim of North Rim Grand Canyon. The group continued with yoga as they watched the sun set

Viewers expressed their frustration with the group’s actions.

One user wrote: ‘When I visited South Rim, most of my fear came from seeing people doing things like this. I thought for sure there was going to be a death.”

Another wrote: ‘How about this sign: ‘Enter at your own risk, death and injury is possible, you are responsible for all rescue costs.’

Falls are the number two cause of death at the Grand Canyon. Between 2007 and 2023, there have been 40 deaths from falls — an average of 2.4 per year, according to official Grand Canyon data. website.

Two months ago, a tourist fell to his death in the Grand Canyon. Abel Joseph Mejia, a 20-year-old student from Hickory, North Carolina, accidentally fell 400 feet after walking off the trail at the Grand Canyon.

Hickory was found around 10:30 a.m. on August 1 by National Park Service staff, 400 feet below the edge of the Pipe Creek Overlook.

The video, taken by other tourists, showed the girl sitting just a few meters from the edge of the cliff

Falls are the number two cause of death at the Grand Canyon. From 2007 to 2023, there have been 40 deaths from falls – an average of 2.4 per year, according to the Grand Canyon’s official website

‘Sir. Mejia was near the edge of the rim when he accidentally fell,” the NPS said.

Grand Canyon National Park spokesperson Joelle Baird told AZ Family that Mejia was hiking off-trail, “which is quite common for many of our visitors here.”

The National Park Service, which is currently investigating the death, reminds park visitors to “always maintain a safe distance of at least six feet from the edge of the rim and stay behind railings and fences at overlooks.”

Turning Point Pentecostal Church said in a Facebook post that Mejia was on a “mission trip” when the fatal fall occurred.