Man falls to death parachuting at the Grand Canyon, second fatality in 2 days at iconic national park

A man died at the Grand Canyon after attempting an illegal BASE jump — a high-risk parachute leap — from Yavapai Point on the South Rim, the park said Friday, marking the second fatality at the national park in as many days.

The park did not name the person who died Thursday because it was still awaiting positive identification and needed to notify his family.

The jump attempt had been reported to the Grand Canyon Regional Communications Center. Park rangers were able to recover the man's body about 500 feet below the rim early Friday, along with a deployed parachute.