BASE jumper dies in jump at Grand Canyon
A man died after trying to parachute off the South Rim of the Grand Canyon on Thursday, officials said.
A man died after trying to parachute off the South Rim of the Grand Canyon on Thursday, officials said.
The man tried a BASE jump around 7:30 a.m. from Yavapai Point in Grand Canyon National Park, and his body was found around 500 feet below the South Rim along with a deployed parachute, park officials said.
BASE is an acronym for building, antennae, span and earth, which are the features that people parachute from.
It is not allowed anywhere in Grand Canyon National Park.
The man’s body was found Thursday and rangers reached it and recovered it Friday, the National Park Service said in a statement.
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