In a statement to Global News, the National Park Service said personnel responded “to a climbing-related incident in the Sequoia-Kings Canyon Wilderness on Aug. Climber Jacob Whisenant was found deceased by rangers and was transferred to the Tulare County Sheriff’s Office,” the statement added. Story continues below advertisementThe sheriff’s office website listed Whisenant’s cause of death as “accident.” Global News has reached out to the Tulare County Sheriff’s Office for further comment, but has not received a response. In a GoFundMe created by Moore, the description said, “Jake Whisenant lived life with a rare sense of purpose.