This week, a man lost his life while attempting to base jump in the Grand Canyon, marking another tragic event at the national park.
On Thursday morning, the Grand Canyon Regional Communications Center sent officers to Yavapai Point after receiving reports of a visitor who tried to base jump from the site.
Upon arrival, rangers discovered the man deceased, located 500 feet below the South Rim, with his parachute deployed.
SECOND TEXAS HIKER IN 2 WEEKS DIES ON TRAIL AT GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK
The Grand Canyon is displayed in Grand Canyon Village, Arizona, United States, at Yavapai Point. An individual died after attempting an illegal base jump from the South Rim, falling 500 feet.
(Patrick Gorski/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
Recovery operations for the victim’s body commenced on Friday morning.
A helicopter was utilized to transfer the body, which was then taken directly to the Coconino County Medical Examiner’s Office.
Officials indicate that the office is working to determine the cause of death.
MYSTERY AS HUGE GROUP OF PEOPLE FALLS VIOLENTLY ILL WHILE HIKING THROUGH REMOTE PART OF GRAND CANYON
The National Park Service has stated that rangers are “conducting an investigation into the incident” alongside the Coconino County Medical Examiner’s Office.
Base jumping is classified as an extreme sport where participants leap from fixed, high-altitude spots and use parachutes to descend safely.
A wingsuit base jumper leaps from the Becco dell’Aquila, the launch point on the summit of Monte Brento near Trento, Northern Italy.
(MARCO BERTORELLO/AFP via Getty Images)
The acronym “BASE” refers to four common types of jump sites: buildings, antennas, spans, and earth.
The National Park Service emphasized in their incident report that “base jumping, a high-risk activity involving parachuting from fixed objects, is prohibited in all areas of Grand Canyon National Park.”
CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP
The identity of the deceased has not been released by park officials until confirmation of their identity is made.
