BASE jumper's body found in Jurupa Valley rock quarry; death investigated as suspicious

Sunday, November 3, 2019
JURUPA VALLEY, Calif. (KABC) -- A BASE jumper was found dead Sunday morning in a rock quarry in Jurupa Valley, authorities said.

The unidentified man's body was discovered by two hikers shortly before 7:30 a.m. on private property near Sierra Avenue and 30th Street, according to the Riverside County Sheriff's Department.
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The agency said the death was being investigated as suspicious, but did not immediately disclose any other details.

The man is believed to have died sometime Saturday evening, a sheriff's spokesperson said.
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An employee of the quarry said he met the man who died the previous day after he was kicked off the site and appeared to be scouting it out for a jump.
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