Amber Bellows plunged 2,000 feet to her death after her parachute failed to open near Utah’s Zion National Park.
Two weeks after their marriage, Clayton Butler watched his wife, Amanda Bellows, plunge 2,000 feet to her death after her parachute failed to open during a base jump attempt near Zion National Park on Saturday, Feb. 8, the Associated Press reported.
The newlywed couple from Salt Lake City hiked to the top of Mount Kinesava near the park. They were both extreme sport athletes, experienced in base jumping and sky diving.
Bellows jumped first at around 4 p.m. local time. When her parachute didn't open, Butler, 29, jumped after her but could not reach her in time. It took two hours for him to hike back down the mountain and inform park officials.
After a helicopter search, officials found Bellows' body at around 10 a.m. on Sunday, Feb. 9.
