KANE COUNTY, Utah — An Ohio man was killed in a cliff-jumping incident at Lake Powell on Thursday, according to the Kane County Sheriff’s Office.
Just before noon, the Glen Canyon Communications Center received a 911 call reporting a possible cliff-jumping fatality approximately a quarter mile south of Buoy 89 within Glen Canyon National Recreation Area.
The sheriff's office said witnesses reported seeing a person cliff-jump from approximately 50 feet who then failed to resurface. On Friday, the Utah Department of Public Safety Dive Team used a side scan sonar to locate the victim and divers recovered his body, KCSO said.
The victim has been identified as Cory Ryan Ehrnschwender, a 36-year-old from Cincinnati.
Buoy 89 is located in Kane County, Utah about 89 miles from the Glen Canyon Dam.
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