Macao tourist dies in fall at Grand Canyon in U.S.: Chinese Consulate General

LOS ANGELES, March 28 (Xinhua) -- A Macao tourist died Thursday after a fall while visiting the Grand Canyon in the United States, said a spokesman of the CHINESE Consulate general in Los Angeles.

The CHINESE Consulate general in Los Angeles contacted American police and confirmed the death of the Macao tourist, said the spokesman.

"The CHINESE Consulate general in Los Angeles expressed deep regret over the death of the tourist and will provide necessary assistance in the aftermath," he told Xinhua.

The tourist slipped and fell to his death from a lookout while taking pictures near the rim at Eagle Point, a popular tourist destination, reported local media, some of which initially reported the tourist as a Hongkonger.

The Grand Canyon in the western U.S. state of Arizona is famous for its steep-sided canyon carved by the Colorado River.