Man dies after BASE jump from Idaho Bridge

AP via Ogden Standard Examiner ^ | Sun, Oct 12, 2003 | AP Staff

[Excuse_My_Bellicosity]

TWIN FALLS, Idaho - A man who died when his parachute failed to deploy as he jumped from the Perrine Bridge over the Snake River Canyon was a skydiving instructor from Pennsylvania who logged thousands of skydives and more than 100 BASE jumps, his friend and business associate said.

Jason Corcoran, 30, of Butler County, Pa., launched from the Twin Falls-area bridge, which is 486 feet above the river, and then tried a back flip. The parachute did not deploy and he hit the water at about 90 mph late Thursday afternoon, Twin Falls County sheriff"s Sgt. Don Neuman said.

BASE stands for building, antenna, span, earth. They are the stationary places jumpers leap from, giving them a very short descent. Corcoran was with a group of seven others from the Pennsylvania area.

Corcoran worked at SKYDIVE Pennsylvania near Grove City, Pa., said the business" director, Jeff Reckard. Corcoran had made 2,150 skydives and more than 100 BASE jumps, Reckard said Friday.

Neuman said the reason the man"s chute did not work has not been determined.

It is the first BASE-jumping death at the Perrine Bridge this year, Neuman said.

[Excuse_My_Bellicosity]

It is the first BASE-jump death this year. I guess it happens a lot.

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[11B3]

Dirt Dart Darwin Award candidate.

[Captiva]

he hit the water at about 90 mph

Wow- that's fast! Well, danger is the spice of life and that's why these thrill seekers do it. I once drove to the store w/o my seat belt on.

[Ken522]

What does the acronym BASE stand for, anyway?

[Ken522]

Sorry - Base, Antenna, Stationary, Earth ... sorry!

[wizardoz]

What does the acronym BASE stand for, anyway?

Bones Are Shattered Easily?

[U S Army EOD]

Especially when what ever part of your body hits first stops such as your face and the back of your head is doing 90 mph. Not much room for the rest of your head to slow down.

[MaryFromMichigan]

"BASE stands for building, antenna, span, earth."

[wizardoz]

Bringing Airheads Screaming to Earth?

[FloridaBoy]

Last famous words....."watch this".

[wizardoz]

Boneheads Are Still Endemic?

[GreenHornet]

Officials at the ACME Parachute Company were unavailable for comment.

[_Jim]

BASE stands for building, antenna, span, earth.

In reality, that should be BTSE for building, tower, span, earth.

See, very few if any jumps are actually made from actual ANTENNAS per se, but rather, the towers to which the antennas are mounted

- jumping from a TV 'antenna' would be FATAL (due to electocution upon contact with said antenna); commercial 2-way or cellular 'antennas' are generally much flimsier and wouldn't have provisions for 'climbing' on them.

[wizardoz]

"But-" "Aaarrggghhh!!!" "Sh!t-" .... "Ewww!"

[Beck_isright]

"I guess it happens a lot."

It won't happen again with this guy.

[MarkeyD]

I thought it was "Hold my beer and watch this..."

[FixitGuy]

Bodily Abuse Sounds Exciting

[boris]

The first 480 feet went fine.

[WSGilcrest]

Wonder what was the last thing on his mind?























His ass?