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73-year-old BASE jumper dies after setting parachute on fire
bigstory.ap.org ^
| May. 19, 2015
| AP
Posted on 05/19/2015 10:46:29 PM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
TWIN FALLS, Idaho (AP) — Authorities say a 73-year-old BASE jumper who died after leaping from an Idaho bridge had set his parachute on fire as part of a stunt.
A graphic video of the fatal jump, posted to YouTube on Monday, shows someone engulfed in flames and falling from the Perrine Bridge into the Snake River, 500 feet below.
James E. Hickey had apparently planned to ditch the flaming parachute and deploy a second chute in the May 7 stunt.
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TOPICS: Hobbies
KEYWORDS: darwinaward; idaho; jamesehickey; perrinebridge; snakeriver; twinfalls
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To: Berlin_Freeper
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posted on
05/19/2015 10:48:53 PM PDT
by
dp0622
To: Berlin_Freeper
I have a burning question...did they use Go Pro for the video?
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posted on
05/19/2015 10:51:28 PM PDT
by
max americana
(fired liberals in our company last election, and I laughed while they cried (true story))
To: Berlin_Freeper; Slings and Arrows
Going out doing what he loved. Burning things and falling.
To: max americana
If he did this naked I really don’t need to see the footage...And it may be hard to pull him out of the river bottom...
To: Berlin_Freeper
“What’s that big red blotch at the bottom of the canyon?”
“Hickey”
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posted on
05/19/2015 10:54:40 PM PDT
by
21twelve
(http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2185147/posts It is happening again.)
To: Jet Jaguar; MeekOneGOP; Conspiracy Guy; DocRock; King Prout; Darksheare; OSHA; martin_fierro; ...
Authorities say a 73-year-old BASE jumper who died after leaping from an Idaho bridge had set his parachute on fire as part of a stunt.Now you know why Jim requires satire to be labeled.
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05/19/2015 10:58:38 PM PDT
by
Slings and Arrows
("Demonicide" - http://youtu.be/FgUWow7WT2Y | Facebook ID: Hopalong Q Ginsberg)
To: Berlin_Freeper
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posted on
05/19/2015 10:58:41 PM PDT
by
cynwoody
To: Berlin_Freeper
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posted on
05/19/2015 11:01:21 PM PDT
by
mountn man
(The Pleasure You Get From Life Is Equal To The Attitude You Put Into It)
To: Norm Lenhart
The river doused the fire. He should be thankful. Well, he wanted to go out with a bang but flamed out.
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posted on
05/19/2015 11:01:24 PM PDT
by
max americana
(fired liberals in our company last election, and I laughed while they cried (true story))
To: Berlin_Freeper
A 73 year old. BASE jumping.
"Here, hold muh Metamucil an' watch this!" 
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posted on
05/19/2015 11:02:00 PM PDT
by
Viking2002
(The Avatar is back by popular request.)
To: Berlin_Freeper
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posted on
05/19/2015 11:03:10 PM PDT
by
South40
(Hillary Clinton was a "great secretary of state". - Texas Governor Rick Perry)
To: max americana
To: Norm Lenhart
Don’t go there. A flamer’ in flames?
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posted on
05/19/2015 11:08:10 PM PDT
by
max americana
(fired liberals in our company last election, and I laughed while they cried (true story))
To: Berlin_Freeper
Some stunts ought to be stunted. Where’s the payoff?
That’s about as high risk-low reward ratio endeavor I’ve ever hoid.
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posted on
05/19/2015 11:08:23 PM PDT
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lbryce
(Obama:Misbegotten, Godforsaken Bastard Offspring of Satan And Medusa.)
To: max americana
Well you gotta admit if you wanna be FLAMEboyant, setting your ‘chute’ on fire does give one pause...
To: Berlin_Freeper
“Hold this empty gasoline can and watch this.”
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posted on
05/19/2015 11:10:18 PM PDT
by
Perseverando
(For Progressives, Islamonazis & Totalitarians: It's all about PEOPLE CONTROL!)
To: Slings and Arrows
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posted on
05/19/2015 11:35:39 PM PDT
by
RichInOC
(...WHEEeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee...BANG!...R.I.P.)
To: Berlin_Freeper
Professional BASE jumper Sean Chuma [said] he had heard Hickey successfully performed the stunt skydiving. The initial report from the Twin Falls County Sheriff's Office said only that Hickey's parachute deployed too late. Yep well, that's the difference between jumping from a plane and jumping from a bridge...
...time.
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posted on
05/19/2015 11:38:19 PM PDT
by
Talisker
(One who commands, must obey.)
To: Berlin_Freeper
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