Austin Carey

Austin Carey prepares for a BASE jump from the Perrine Bridge at Twin Falls in this 2019 file photo. Carey was found dead after he went swimming near Pillar Falls following a BASE jump.

 By DREW NASH/TIMES-NEWS, FILE

JEROME — Twin Falls County Sheriff’s Office deputies found BASE jumper Austin Carey’s body at 10 a.m. Wednesday morning west of Pillar Falls.

Carey, who came to Twin Falls last summer from California to train as a BASE jumper, had been missing since June 18 after he went swimming near the falls following a BASE jump.

The Jerome County Sheriff’s Office recovered Carey’s body, which was identified by the Jerome County Coroner. Carey’s family was notified of his recovery.

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