( CNN ) -- A man died after his car plunged 600 feet off the edge of the Grand Canyon 's South Rim , authorities said Tuesday . About 5 million people visit the Grand Canyon in Arizona each year . The Arizona park 's regional communications center received several reports of a car driving off the edge about 6 a.m. Monday , according to a written statement . `` Upon arriving at the scene , investigators found tire tracks leading to the edge behind the Thunderbird Lodge and received reports of a single occupant in a blue passenger car driving over the edge , '' the statement said . Rescue personnel descended on ropes and found the vehicle about 600 feet into the canyon . The man 's body was recovered shortly afterward , the statement said . The incident occurred near the El Tovar hotel in a village on the canyon 's South Rim , park spokeswoman Shannan Marcak said . Authorities have not ruled the death a suicide , she said . `` It has not been ruled anything at this time . '' The statement said the National Park Service is investigating . Typically , Marcak said , such investigations take at least a few days . The man has not been identified , she said . Marcak said that within the past five years , she knows of only one other time a car was driven off the edge of the canyon . The Monday statement said plans were being made to retrieve the vehicle and the body . The Grand Canyon , a world famous landmark , receives close to 5 million visitors yearly , according to the National Park Service Web site .
Reports say car drove off the Grand Canyon 's of canyon about about 6 a.m. at least a few days . Incident occurred near National Park Service hotel in village . El Tovar is investigating . Officials are n't sure that incident is a suicide .