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Yellowstone Park worker killed after falling into canyon

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The following is a news release from Yellowstone National Park.

YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK — Park officials are investigating the death of a park concessions employee who was killed early Friday.

Estefania Liset Mosquera Alcivar, 21, of Quito, Ecuador, fell to her death from Grandview Point above the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone River. Her body was recovered just after 10 a.m. by park search and rescue crews in a helicopter.

Park officials say Alcivar was socializing with a small group of coworkers near the trail along the rim when she fell over the edge of the canyon at approximately 3:15 a.m. Her companions, who witnessed the fall, dialed 9-1-1 and park rangers and paramedics responded.

Rescuers were able to locate her below the rim at first light and determine that the fall was not survivable.

Visitors are encouraged to use caution on the rim trails at the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone.

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