A vehicle went over the edge of Rim Rock Drive at Colorado National Monument at about 8:40 a.m. Friday morning, according to the national park service’s public information officer.

The car plunged off a drop of 450 feet near the Cold Shivers Point, an overlook at Colorado National Monument. It took about 5 hours for rescue crews to extract the deceased male occupant from the vehicle.

Rim Rock Drive is a 23-mile-long scenic route that runs through Colorado National Monument, between the mountain towns of Grand Junction and Fruita. The road is challenging full of sheer drop-offs, steep hills, and tight curves. Here’s a look at where Rim Rock Drive is located on the map.

As of 3:15 p.m., Colorado National Monument confirmed that Rim Rock Drive is expected to reopen within the next 30 minutes.

In a similar incident, a woman died in 2007 after her car reportedly went off Rim Rock Drive located about a half-mile west of Cold Shivers Lookout Point.

The cause of the crash is being investigated. Multiple law enforcement and rescue agencies assisted in the recovery efforts including the National Park Service, Mesa County Sheriff’s Office, Mesa County Search and Rescue including technical ropes and communication teams, Colorado State Patrol, Grand Junction Fire Department, and Glade Park Volunteer Fire Department.

This story is still developing.

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