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March 27th, 2009, 11:11 AM
Famed Tahoe-Based Skier McConkey Dies In Jump In Italy (KTVU 2 San Francisco)
RENO -- A skiing champion based at Lake Tahoe has been killed while jumping off a cliff with a parachute while filming a movie in Italy. 39-year-old Shane McConkey lived and trained at Squaw Valley's Olympic Village south of Truckee, Calif.
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RENO -- A skiing champion based at Lake Tahoe has been killed while jumping off a cliff with a parachute while filming a movie in Italy. 39-year-old Shane McConkey lived and trained at Squaw Valley's Olympic Village south of Truckee, Calif.
More... (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%22base+jumping%22/SIG=11h9mkbek/*http%3A//www.ktvu.com/news/19027770/detail.html)
by Yahoo BASE Jumping News