Richard Jacobson "went to go take a photograph with himself and the city skyline in the background" when he lost his footing, officials said.
Highlights
- A hiker camping on a peak in the Superstition Mountains east of metro Phoenix was found dead after apparently slipping while taking a selfie and falling hundreds of feet, authorities said Wednesday.
- The body of Richard Jacobson, 21, was recovered after a hiking companion called 911 at approximately 12:45 a.m. Monday, the Pinal County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement.
- Andrew Thomas told KPHO-TV he spent three months as a missionary with Jacobson in 2020.
- Thomas told the station he remembers Jacobson as someone who was kind and had a good sense of humor.
- In 2018, a married couple who fell to their deaths in Yosemite National Park last week while taking a selfie, the man’s brother said.