Edgar Garay, 27, falls from 21-metre cliff while trying to film a TikTok video

A 27-year-old man has died after falling from the edge of a 21-metre cliff while trying to film a TikTok during a family holiday.

A man has fallen to his death from the edge of a 21-metre cliff while trying to film a TikTok.

The body of Indiana resident Edgar Garay, 27, was recovered in Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico, on Monday after he tragically fell on Sunday night, The Sun reports.

He was on a day trip to the scenic cliffs along the island’s southwestern coast, the US Coast Guard reported.

“My brother has a TikTok account that he loved to upload videos to,” Edgar’s brother Carlos Garay told WTHR.

The 27-year-old stumbled over the edge of the cliff while shooting content for his TikTok page. Picture: Facebook.

“Unfortunately, that was what he was trying to do when he was closer to the edge than he should have been.”

Posting a heartbreaking tribute to Facebook, Carlos wrote: “I love and miss my brother so much already he was truly taken from us too soon and it’s really sad how sometimes the worst out come can play out without us ever even imagining the shock of receiving news such as this brings upon friends and family.”

Edgar was out sightseeing with his cousin, who repeatedly warned him to step back.

As his cousin was walking away from the cliff, she turned around and realised Edgar had disappeared.

Edgar’s body was recovered from an underwater cave by a team of divers nearly a full day later. He had suffered severe head injuries.

“We express our most heartfelt condolences to the family and loved ones of Edgar Garay,” said Capt. José E. Díaz, a US Coast Guard commander based in San Juan.

Edgar was sightseeing with his cousin, who repeatedly warned him to step back from the cliff's edge.

His cousin had walked away from the edge, turning around to notice Edgar had disappeared.

He commended the divers for recovering the body from “such a highly inaccessible and challenging environment.”

Several Jayhawk helicopters and a 154-foot boat were also involved in the search.

Edgar was born in Puerto Rico but moved to the mainland with his family at age 5. They settled in Columbus, Indiana.

Those close to Edgar used his nickname “Chuwey,” Carlos said.

The family is currently raising money through a GoFundMe campaign to help them bring Edgar’s body back to Indiana.

This article originally appeared on The Sun and has been reproduced here with permission