Horseshoe Bend closure

PaleoRob · Post by **PaleoRob** » Jul 07 2011 2:26 pm

Horseshoe Bend has been closed since yesterday afternoon. It may remain closed throughout today and possibly into tomorrow. No official reason given.

desertgirl · Post by **desertgirl** » Jul 07 2011 2:32 pm

Hmm...did someone fall ?

PaleoRob · Post by **PaleoRob** » Jul 07 2011 3:07 pm

I have a pretty good idea, but since the park isn't saying anything I'm going to keep my mouth closed for the moment.

azbackpackr · Post by **azbackpackr** » Jul 07 2011 5:22 pm

Do you mean the pull-in along the river for boaters, or up top, on the rim?

AndreyP · Post by **AndreyP** » Jul 08 2011 11:09 am

A human body was found 400 to 500 feet below the popular Horseshoe Bend overlook just south of Page Thursday, Page Police reported.

Read more: Body found below Horseshoe Bend Overlook, Posted: Friday, July 8, 2011 5:00 am

PaleoRob · Post by **PaleoRob** » Jul 08 2011 3:25 pm

I guess if they've found someone down there, then the fears were confirmed.

Digital_Sherpa · Post by **Digital_Sherpa** » Jul 08 2011 7:50 pm

Very sad...I think there was a fatality last year too.

azbackpackr · Post by **azbackpackr** » Jul 09 2011 3:19 pm

Not as bad as when they jump off the Navajo Bridge, which happens several times a year, and the rangers have to go downstream in the jetboat to try to find the body. This way, the body was more easily found, since it wasn't in the river. People off themselves every day. It's sad, but very selfish, too.

PaleoRob · Post by **PaleoRob** » Jul 09 2011 8:54 pm

Actually it isn't always easier. There was a body missing at HSB for just under 3 years. When they were searching for this guy, they found another body - but don't know who it belongs to.

big_load · Post by **big_load** » Jul 09 2011 9:10 pm

PageRob wrote:When they were searching for this guy, they found another body - but don't know who it belongs to.

That job is bad enough already. Extra bodies are not good.

azbackpackr · Post by **azbackpackr** » Jul 10 2011 6:56 am

Why don't they just shoot themselves in the head by the side of the highway? Make retrieval and cleanup a lot easier.

PaleoRob · Post by **PaleoRob** » Jul 10 2011 7:49 am

But that's not as dramatic and it is more expensive.

azbackpackr · Post by **azbackpackr** » Jul 10 2011 12:56 pm

Oh, yeah, ammo is getting a bit pricey lately, true.

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