The body of a 23-year-old New Jersey man was recovered after he died while BASE jumping off a mountain in Washington state, authorities said Friday. IDAHO BASE JUMPERS REBUFF REGULATION, CONTROL FEAR WHEN LEAPING OFF 500-FOOT BRIDGESearch-and-rescue teams were deployed Thursday, and a helicopter found the man’s parachute on the north side of the mountain, the sheriff’s office said. On Friday, the sheriff’s office sent a helicopter to the area again and dropped off a four-person mountain rescue team. The team navigated the steep mountainside for several hours before reaching the man’s parachute. BASE jumping is an extreme sport in which parachutists jump from elevated fixed platforms such as buildings, antennae, spans (bridges), or earths (cliffs).

Source: Fox News September 06, 2020 17:48 UTC