Man, 29, plunges 100ft to his death while hiking barefoot at an Arizona canyon after he went ahead of his friends and slipped off an edge

A 29-year-old hiker who was climbing barefoot died last week after he slipped and fell more than 100 feet to his death in an Arizona canyon, officials say. 

The body of Jordan Brashears, of Washington, was found on Friday in Boynton Canyon near Sedona, one day after his hiking companions lost sight of him.

Two friends he was hiking with reported him missing after he went ahead of them and they lost sight of him on Thursday October 8.

The three hikers had planned to explore ancient ruins in the canyon and were exploring half a mile from the Enchantment Resort on the canyon’s east wall.

The body of hiker Jordan Brashears, 29, of Washington, was found on Friday around 9am in Boynton Canyon in Sedona, Arizona

Brashears was hiking with two companions on Thursday when he disappeared. Deputies believe he hiked around the corner from the last place he was seen and tried to climb another ledge or two before he fell from the edge more than 100 feet into the canyon. His body was found in the area below the bottom edge of this photo

His last post:  Brashear's last Instagram post was on the 8th, the day he fell on his hike, posing on Cathedral Rock in Sedona

Brashears was hiking without shoes on and was ahead of his friends when he rounded a corner and disappeared. 

The two friends called out his name for about an hour before calling the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office around 6.15pm.

Searchers and the Sheriff’s Office forest patrol deputy searched for him for hours into the evening but couldn’t locate him.

Another search resumed on October 9 with teams searching by helicopter, with a drone and on the ground.

Brashears was hiking barefoot on Thursday. He and his two friends were explore ancient ruins in the canyon and were exploring half a mile from the Enchantment Resort on the canyon’s east wall

Investigators don’t believe he intended to fall or that foul play was involved. A medical examiner will determine the cause of death

One of Brashears’ companions found a water jug belonging to the missing hiker.

A search team found a pair of shoes, a cell phone and Brashears’ body around 9am.

Deputies believe Brasheared hiked around the corner from the last place he was seen and tried to climb another ledge or two before he fell from the edge.

Investigators don’t believe he intended to fall or that foul play was involved.

A medical examiner will determine the cause of death.

Brashear's last Instagram post was on the 8th, the day he fell on his hike, posing on Cathedral Rock in Sedona. 

According to his social media he was an avid hiker and outdoor enthusiast. 

Tributes poured in for Brashear on Facebook, with friends remembering him as a 'beautiful, magnetic soul' who loved music, the outdoors, and meditation.

Tributes poured in for Brashear on Facebook, with friends remembering him as a 'beautiful, magnetic soul' who loved music, the outdoors, and meditation

'Always ethereal, mystical, and other worldly. Your grateful heart, a generous miracle magnet. You never belonged to just this dimension....you were the person that showed me that choosing to manifest good for yourself is a type of meditation, a deeply spiritual practice. I wish so much losing you wasn’t our reality right now,' one friend wrote. 

'See you in the next dimension you beautifully magnetic soul,' another friend wrote. 

'He was full of joy, love and hope last time I saw him. And that's how i will always remember him. Human life is short and fragile .... Jordan tried to live his life to the fullest,' one Facebook tribute said.