The body of a BASE jumper was recovered Friday morning after he fell 500 feet to his death while trying an illegal jump at the Grand Canyon, the National Park Service said.
The victim was attempting a base jump from Yavapai Point at around 7:30 a.m. when he plunged from the south rim of the Grand Canyon.
“Park rangers responded and located the body of a deceased male approximately 500 feet below the rim, along with a deployed parachute,” officials said.
The body was sent to the Coconino County Medical Examiner’s Office for further investigation. The victim’s identity is being withheld.
Base is a recreational sport consisting of jumping off fixated objects using a parachute.
The NPS said the “high-risk activity” is prohibited in the Grand Canyon.
