Forest Lakes, AZ: 62-year-old man falls to his death on Thursday, July 16th 2015

A 62-year-old man and his blind dog fell to their deaths on Thursday, July 16, in the area of Chevelon Canyon located north of Forest Lakes.On Thursday, July 16, at about 2:27 p.m., emergency dispatchers received the report of a man and his dog who had fallen off of a cliff. The accident tool place near the north end of Forest Service Road 237.Sheriff’s deputies from Navajo County and Coconino County responded, along with the Coconino County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue Unit, U.S. Forest Service personnel, Forest Lakes Fire Department and the Arizona Department of Public Safety air rescue crews based in Flagstaff and Phoenix.First responders met with the reporting party on FSR 237 to obtain more information. According, to the reporting party, the victim and his blind dog were walking along the top of the rim when they both fell off a cliff that was about 500 to 600 feet above the canyon floor.The DPS air rescue crew flew the area and spotted the victim about 300 feet below the cliff. A crew member described the victim as not moving and unresponsive.Due to the extremely rough terrain on the canyon floor, the helicopter was not able to safely land at the same location.A second air rescue crew responded from Phoenix and was able to lower a DPS technical rescue officer to the victim’s location. The technician prepared the body for transport, and they were flown out of the area using the short-haul method. The dog was found dead about 10 feet from the victim’s location.
The victim has been identified as Glen Dickinson of Tucson.

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62-year-old man falls to his death