SEDONA, Ariz. – A woman from Japan apparently fell to her death while hiking in Sedona, according to the Yavapai County Sheriff's Office.
Someone turned in a backpack belonging to a registered guest of the Bell Rock Inn around 8:30 a.m. Thursday, according to sheriff's office spokesman Dwight D'Evelyn. The backpack, which was found at the base of Bell Rock, contained the woman's identification, cash, personal items and a Japanese passport.
Employees checked the guest's room but she was not there.
Deputies learned the 51-year-old woman was last seen near the Bell Rock trailhead around 5 p.m. Wednesday. D'Evelyn said she was alone and apparently visiting from Japan.
Deputies checked the area around Bell Rock Thursday afternoon and located a body matching the description of the missing woman at the southwest base. It is believed the woman fell 50 to 100 feet from a ledge on the rock's face.
Detectives from the Criminal Investigations Bureau arrived to investigate the death, but at this time there is no indication of foul play.
One wonders if this is not a suicide as she was alone.
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