The Washington County Sheriff’s Office said Thompson's body was recovered in St. George, Utah, Tuesday morning after it received reports of an overdue paraglider Monday.
"Dispatchers were able to obtain an updated GPS location of the pilot's cell phone," said a statement posted to the department's Facebook account Tuesday. "As the helicopter approached the area, they were able to locate the pilot's body… Unfortunately the pilot was determined to be deceased."
Authorities also recovered paragliding equipment and a recording device, which detectives are "currently reviewing…to determine factors which led to the aircraft crash."
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