SALT LAKE CITY - The death of a champion Canadian skydiver whose body was found beneath a cliff in eastern Utah has been ruled a probable suicide.
Dave Brown, who grew up in Halifax, vanished on June 29, shortly after leaving his trailer in Moab, Utah.
His remains were found by a hiker in a rocky area on the outskirts of the town four months later.
Moab police Chief Mike Navarre says a medical examiner believes the 37-year-old killed himself.
The chief says Brown was on a hike on June 29 when he fell about 90 metres.
Originally from Dartmouth, N.S., Brown had been living in the United States for about a decade.
He moved to Utah to teach skydiving several months before he vanished.
The U.S. Parachute Association says Brown was an early pioneer in the sport of vertical formation skydiving and held several awards.
