The body of a 23-year-old New Jersey man was recovered after he died while BASE jumping off a Mount Baring Friday. The man was parachuting mid-day with a friend when witnesses said they saw him hit the side of the mountain, according to the Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office.
Search-and-rescue teams went out Thursday, and a helicopter found the man’s parachute on the north side of the mountain. However, ground teams were unable to reach the area because of the dangerous terrain.
It took some time to recover the body from the north side of the mountain due to the dangerous terrain.
Search-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. However, ground teams were unable to reach the area because of the dangerous terrain. The body was retrieved on Friday.
Mt. Baring is a 6,129-foot mountain, located about 63 miles east of Seattle, known for recreational sports. The first BASE jump off Baring Mountain was done by Todd Higley and Josh Whipple, in August 2001
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