Yellowstone National Park officials are trying to figure out how a 32-year-old woman fell to her death into the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone just north of Tower Falls. The accident was reported Friday night and rangers spent the night in the canyon with the woman's body.
Park officials say Charlotte Harrison, of Beverly Hills, and her companion, a 39-year-old friend from Los Angeles, stopped at the Calcite Springs pullout Friday evening to take pictures of the area. Around 6:30 p.m. that evening rangers were alerted that a woman had fallen into the canyon.
A ranger rappelled 400-500 feet down into the canyon and confirmed that Ms. Harrison was killed from the fall. Due to the fading daylight and the ruggedness of the terrain, rangers stayed in the canyon with the body all night. On Saturday morning a helicopter was used to lift the woman's body out of the canyon.
The incident remains under investigation. Park officials ask that anyone who might have witnessed the fall call rangers at 307-344-2132.
Back in June 2006 this was the site of another fatal fall into the canyon. In that incident, a woman from Michigan stepped over the pullout's rock retaining wall and fell to her death.
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Family is fine, Mom moved away. She had a very discrete ceremony. We miss her a lot!
3 years later. Miss and love you, Charlotte.
Yes, three years later... I miss you Charlotte so much. I'm so sorry you died and I will always love you. You will always be in my heart.
Does anyone have a picture of Charlotte? I know she was in Beverly Hills.
❤ forever :-(
I was actually working in yellowstone when this incident occured. What was found was that she had stepped over a three foot retainting wall at the edge of the look out at tower falls to take a picture down into the canyon and over balanced. I actually stood at the spot and the grass and gravel on the other side of the retaining wall was only about six inches wide. Sorry for your loss but when I saw that no one had posted this information yet I thought I should. It was an absolutely tragic event and all of us workers felt for her and her family. I'm now an advocate for safety in the parks. Most injuries and deaths in the park are due to people getting so caught up in the beauty that they forget about warnings and signs. My thoughts are with the family still to this day.
You were working there when it happened? Do you have any information on the name of the guy with her? I am just desperately searching for some closure and any other details would be so appreciated. I am planning on a trip up there in the next month or so but I'm not sure if the area is closed off in the winter.
her companions name was Lauren , a male nurse in and around the west LA area and her boyfriend at the time. Charlotte drove me to work at work the morning she departed on her way to a friends wedding (I believe) in Montana. I learned of the tragedy when her parents were moving her stuff out of her apartment soon after. Totally shocking.