36-year-old Ohio man dies after cliff-jumping in Lake Powell
On Thursday, an Ohio man died while cliff-jumping at the Utah side of Lake Powell, according to a news release from the National Park Service. The victim was identified as Cory Ryan Ehrnschwender, 36, from Cincinnati.
Around noon, the Glen Canyon Communications Center received a 911 call that reported a suspected cliff-jumping fatality about a quarter of a mile south of Buoy 89 inside the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area.
The buoy is located in Kane County, Utah, and about 89 miles from the Glen Canyon Dam. According to witnesses, Ehrnschwender jumped from a height of 50 feet and then did not resurface from the water.
An initial search was conducted by Glen Canyon National Recreation Area rangers, officers from the Utah Department of Natural Resources and the Kane County Sheriff’s Office.
On Friday, the Utah Department of Public Safety Dive Team located Ehrnschwender’s body using sonar and recovered his body on Friday morning in about 30 feet of water.
Officials are currently investigating what led up to his death, and an autopsy is being conducted by the Utah State Medical Examiner in Salt Lake.
Officials also remind visitors that people recreating around Lake Powell are prohibited to jump or dive off places higher than 15 feet above the water.
This article originally appeared on Arizona Republic: Ohio man dies after cliff-jumping in Lake Powell
