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American BASE jumper and parachutist, died wearing a wingsuit when her parachute failed to open after jumping from Mount Kinesava at Utah's Zion National Park. [60] [61] BASE jumping is not permitted at Zion National Park. Amber's death was the first BASE jumping fatality reported at Zion in the park's history. [62] 13 March 2014 Sean "Stanley ...
BASE jumpers are sometimes killed in accidents while engaging in the risky activity. In 2015 a pair of rock climbers, Dean Potter and Graham Hunt were killed after he did a BASE jump at a ...
A BASE jumper has been found dead after he went missing when he leapt off of a California mountaintop late last month, authorities said. Leonardo Durant's body was recovered in early September ...
On Aug. 2, the body of a BASE jumper — an extreme sport that involves leaping from fixed objects like bridges, cliffs and buildings with a parachute — was found 500 feet below Yavapai Point ...
Dean Spaulding Potter (April 14, 1972 – May 16, 2015) was an American free climber, alpinist, BASE jumper, and highliner. [2] He completed many hard first ascents, free solo ascents, speed ascents, and enchainments in Yosemite National Park and Patagonia.
Pages in category "BASE jumping deaths" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B. Darío Barrio;
Vincent Reffet was a professional parachutist. He completed 17,000 parachute jumps and 1,400 BASE jumps.He began wingsuit flying in 2002. He was a parachute instructor, "Jetman" pilot, licensed private pilot, wind tunnel instructor (totaling 1000 hours), and pioneer and instructor in speed riding. [1]
Three people were found dead within a week this summer — one person fell to their death on July 31, a BASE jumper was found on Aug. 2, and a third person was found on Aug. 3.