TERREBONNE, OR -- A 21-year-old man was found dead at the base of "Monkey Face," inside Smith Rock State Park, Thursday afternoon. The Deschutes County Sheriff's Office says it appears to have been a suicide.

The man was discovered by a group of hikers, at about 2:30 p.m. They called 911 and reported that it appeared he'd fallen from a higher elevation. A Deschutes County Search and Rescue volunteer responded to the area and confirmed the man was deceased.