A newlywed woman died after plunging about 2,000 feet in a BASE jumping attempt in Utah 's rugged Zion National Park , authorities said Sunday . Amber Bellows , 28 , and her husband of two weeks , Clayton Butler , climbed up Mount Kinesava , a 7,276-foot peak that overlooks the park , on Saturday , the National Park Service said . The Salt Lake City couple were said to be experienced BASE jumpers -- in which participants leap from fixed objects , such as mountains or buildings , using parachutes to slow their falls . The risky activity is illegal inside Zion National Park , authorities said . Bellows jumped first on Saturday afternoon , but her parachute did n't open properly , Butler told authorities . He said he jumped after her , but he could n't reach her . Butler , 29 , then hiked out of the remote area to find help , alerting park authorities at about 6:30 p.m. Recovery teams located Bellows ' body around 10 a.m. Sunday . Using a helicopter , they hoisted her from the difficult terrain to a nearby ambulance , the Park Service said . `` Both Clayton and Amber are conscientious , experienced BASE jumpers and this was a tragic accident , '' Joshua Lloyd , her manager and videographer , said Monday . `` Amber will be missed throughout the entire community and we ask for privacy and respect for the family at this time . '' Lloyd said he 'd been told her jump looked fine at first , but her main parachute did n't deploy properly . Her death , the first of a BASE jumper in the park , is under investigation , authorities said . `` It is just really sad , and our condolences go out to her family and friends , '' said Jim Milestone , the acting superintendent of the park . `` BASE jumping is so dangerous , '' Milestone said in a statement . `` Even for those that are experienced , like Amber Bellows . That is one of the reasons it is not allowed in the park . '' Wingsuit flier Victor Kovats dies after cliff crash horror . Indiana groom dies in road accident hours after wedding .
A year - old woman falls about 2,000 feet after her parachute fails to open properly . She and her husband of two years had climbed up a mountain in Zion National Park . He was unable to save her and had to seek help from park authorities to recover her body . She was an experienced BASE jumper , but the activity is illegal in the park , authorities say .