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Man falls to his death from Grand Canyon's Skywalk overlook - namesake national park is America's most dangerous, with highest numbers of deaths
Daily Mail ^ | 6/16/23 | Stephen M. Lepore

Posted on 06/17/2023 3:03:48 AM PDT by Libloather

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To: Libloather

I stayed far away from that when I visited. 😬


101 posted on 06/17/2023 2:19:40 PM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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To: TermLimits4All

It’s $60 per person to do it. Better yet, go to Peach Springs, AZ and pay to drive to the bottom of the canyon. Greatest, little known tourist spot.


102 posted on 06/17/2023 8:08:26 PM PDT by Mean Daddy (Every time Hillary lies, a demon gets its wings. - Windflier)
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To: Vendome

Falling 4,000 feet must have given him plenty of time to consider what was at the end of his fall...how ghastly.


103 posted on 06/17/2023 8:30:50 PM PDT by EinNYC
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To: Libloather

4,000 feet and then splat. What was left of him?


104 posted on 06/18/2023 1:42:53 AM PDT by minnesota_bound (Need more money to buy everything now)
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To: HartleyMBaldwin

We can also use google maps to see the heights involved, Layers->Terrain.
The hill _above_ the tourist trap is ~4800 feet above sea level. The depth of the valley below the tourist trap is about ~2000 feet above sea level, probably much higher.
Even if he made it all the way to the river level ~1200 still not a 4000 foot drop.

I read one blurb that implied a ‘ranger’ said “over 4000 feet”. Welcome to Earth 2023.

Still, it was a momentus accomplishment.
If the walkway qualifies as a “span” then he is a baSe jumper. If it is technically a “building” then he is a Base jumper. Otherwise it was “earth”ish and he is a basE jumper.
Oops, was not is. Even if we give him all three(BaSE) still not qualified for his BASE# (assumes no prior experience)
A very unique exit point!


105 posted on 06/18/2023 9:16:52 AM PDT by Hermes37
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I don’t think he was any sort of BASE jumper, since he didn’t have a parachute. Just a jerk committing suicide.


106 posted on 06/18/2023 9:26:29 AM PDT by HartleyMBaldwin
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