Risking lives at the Grand Canyon for Instagram

Posted signs warn tourists and hikers of the dangers of hiking in the Grand Canyon. - Photo: AFP

Attention, Grand Canyon visitors, watch your step before attempting a selfie from the edge of the vertiginously deep and perilously steep landmark in the United States.

The national park surrounding the enormous canyon – the second-most visited US national park – has experienced a distressing surge in fatal accidents, with at least four visitors dying in as many weeks in March and April 2019.