32-year-old BASE jumper dead following accident in Grand County

A 32-year-old man is dead following a BASE jumping accident at Parriott Mesa in Castle Valley on Wednesday.

A 32-year-old man is dead following a BASE jumping accident at Parriott Mesa in Castle Valley on Wednesday. (Amehime, Shutterstock)


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CASTLE VALLEY, Grand County – A 32-year-old man is dead following a BASE jumping accident at Parriott Mesa in Castle Valley on Wednesday.

Grand County emergency dispatchers received a call reporting the accident about 9:30 a.m. When medical personnel arrived, they found an unresponsive individual in the area, according to a Grand County Sheriff's Office press release. The man was later pronounced dead at the scene,

The man was identified in the release as Christopher Thomas Nielsen, 32.

No further details were available Wednesday night.

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