US midshipman dead after falling over Chilean waterfall

Midshipman 2nd Class Luke Gabriel Bird, 21, died Saturday after he reportedly lost his footing and fell over the Salto El Agua waterfall in Placilla, Chile, officials said.

Bird, a junior, reportedly lost his footing near the Salto El Agua waterfall in Placilla, located in the Valparaíso region of Chile, and fell over the falls, academy officials said.

Authorities pulled Bird’s body from a lagoon of the waterfall around 10:30 a.m. on Sunday.