Overview
- Rescuers responded Monday to reports of a wingsuit BASE jump from Platteklip Gorge and located the jumper, who was declared dead at the scene.
- The deceased has been reported as American wingsuit and BASE athlete Brendan Weinstein.
- A multi-agency recovery used numerous ground teams and a helicopter, and the body was flown to a landing zone and handed to the South African Police Service.
- SANParks urged visitors to refrain from prohibited activities and to report illegal acts, citing risks to participants and people on the trails below.
- The death comes after multiple recent paragliding incidents on Table Mountain, including a fatal crash in late November.