{"id":46938,"date":"2026-01-08T04:36:53","date_gmt":"2026-01-08T04:36:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/?p=46938"},"modified":"2026-01-08T04:36:53","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T04:36:53","slug":"sanparks-warns-base-jumping-illegal-table-mountain-american-plunges-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/2026\/01\/08\/sanparks-warns-base-jumping-illegal-table-mountain-american-plunges-death\/","title":{"rendered":"SANParks warns BASE jumping illegal at Table Mountain after American plunges to death"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><h2>A substantial search and recovery operation was launched. <\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>SANParks has warned that BASE jumping is an illegal, unregulated activity and is strictly prohibited within Table Mountain National Park.<\/p>\n<p>This comes after American BASE jumper Brendan Weinstein, an experienced BASE jumper with a large following in the US, died after crashing in Platteklip Gorge in the Western Cape on Monday.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-search-and-recovery\">Search and recovery<\/h2>\n<p>A substantial search and recovery operation was launched, involving numerous ground teams and aerial resources to search for and recover Weinstein\u2019s body.<\/p>\n<p>Western Cape Wilderness Search and Rescue (WSAR) said the recovery was carried out with care and sensitivity.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe deceased was flown from the mountain to a nearby landing zone and handed over to the South African Police Service (SAPS).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur thoughts are with the family, friends and loved ones of the deceased during this profoundly difficult time,\u201d WSAR said.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ALSO READ: Suspected murderers dead in shootout with police in Inanda, KZN<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-warning\">Warning<\/h3>\n<p>SANPark spokesperson JP Louw warned that BASE jumping is strictly prohibited within Table Mountain National Park.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe therefore appeal to all visitors to refrain from undertaking such activities. The park is a protected area, under the National Environmental Management: Protected Areas Act (Act 57 of 2003), and is part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site, where activities that pose risks to human life and the environment are not permitted.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe request members of the public to report any illegal activities,\u201d Louw said.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-is-base-jumping\">What is BASE jumping?<\/h3>\n<p>According to WSAR, BASE jumping is an extreme sport in which participants jump from fixed objects such as buildings, antennas, spans (bridges), or earth (cliffs), while using a parachute to slow their descent.<\/p>\n<p>Wingsuit BASE jumping adds an additional layer of complexity: a specialised suit with fabric stretched between the arms and legs allows the jumper to glide horizontally and control their descent, like flying, before deploying a parachute.<\/p>\n<p>While wingsuits enable longer flight and increased manoeuvrability, they also increase the risks involved.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ALSO READ: Iconic Table Mountain goes green<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n#SANParks #warns #BASE #jumping #illegal #Table #Mountain #American #plunges #death<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A substantial search and recovery operation was launched. SANParks has warned that BASE jumping is an illegal, unregulated activity and&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":46939,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-46938","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mzansi"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46938","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=46938"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46938\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":46940,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46938\/revisions\/46940"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/46939"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=46938"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=46938"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=46938"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}