On Sunday, September 14, the body of a 22-year old Missoula resident was recovered from the north side of Mount Siyeh in Montana鈥檚 Glacier National Park. Initial reports suggest that the man, Beau Weiher, died in an ill-fated BASE jumping attempt.
According to a from the park, Weiher鈥檚 family contacted park dispatch on Saturday evening to report that he hadn鈥檛 returned from a solo hike in the Many Glacier area.
At approximately 6 p.m. on Sunday, a search and rescue crew aboard a helicopter from Whitefish-based aviation support company Two Bear Air spotted what they believed to be a parachute in the vicinity of Mount Siyeh. An hour later, Weiher鈥檚 body was found below the summit. The body was airlifted out, and the deceased was subsequently identified by the Glacier County Sheriff鈥檚 Office.
The proximity of the parachute and the body鈥檚 location suggest that Weiher had attempted a BASE jump. The investigation is ongoing.
BASE jumping is an acronym for parachuting off a building, antenna, span, or earth. The activity is illegal in most national parks, including Glacier.