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Fatalities from wingsuit flying have occurred almost from the inception of the sport. Listed below are notable examples where wingsuit pilots were publicly named in the press, including when wingsuit practice was not the first cause of death. Date Name Age Location Details 4 February 1912 Franz Reichelt 33 France The inventor of a pre-modern wingsuit, jumped from the Eiffel Tower to his death ...
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The man tried a BASE jump around 7:30 a.m. from Yavapai Point in Grand Canyon National Park, and his body was found around 500 feet below the South Rim along with a deployed parachute, park ...
Durant’s jumping partner had reported him missing after he leapt from the 12,241-foot peak on Saturday, Aug. 31, officials said. Soon after, the sheriff’s office deployed a search and rescue team.
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BASE jumping (/ b eɪ s /) is the recreational sport of jumping from fixed objects, using a parachute to descend to the ground. BASE is an acronym that stands for four categories of fixed objects from which one can jump: buildings , antennas (referring to radio masts ), spans ( bridges ) and earth ( cliffs ).
Roland Simpson's death. On 5 October 2004 during Chinese National Day Holiday, a multi-national group of BASE jumpers who were invited by the Shanghai Sports Bureau leapt from the top of the tower. The next day, Roland Simpson leapt from the Jin Mao Building, the tallest skyscraper in China at the time, in a wingsuit.