Jumper involvong a Texas Jumper and powerlines...?

[mknutson]

Jumper involving a Texas Jumper and power lines...?

Darrell ??who???

Details please! What was the exact date of the incident? This was the 4th? or 5th?

[78RATS]

My good friend Darrell Dunafon. Happened in AZ.

BASE jumper killed when parachute catches in power lines - Phoenix Arizona news, breaking news, local news, weather radar, traffic from ABC15 News | ABC15.com (http://www.abc15.com/content/news/centralsouthernarizona/casagrande/story/BASE-jumper-killed-when-parachute-catches-in/P7mCQ0yaP0ScSFzgqJcvbw.cspx)

[Flying_Mike_D]

The 4th I believe. I saw something on facebook about it. Date listed was the 4th on that site.

[speedphreak]

It happened on the 4th of December. The jumpers name was Darrell Dunafon and he hit power lines at the base of the tower. It was a 275' freestander in Southern Arizona.

I don't know if Darrell is from Texas, I thought he was an AZ local.

Here's the news article w/video (http://www.abc15.com/content/news/centralsouthernarizona/casagrande/story/BASE-jumper-killed-when-parachute-catches-in/P7mCQ0yaP0ScSFzgqJcvbw.cspx).

Here's the FB memorial page (http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=222584918065&ref=mf).


BSBD RIP Darrell.

[mknutson]

CASA GRANDE, AZ -- Officials say a man was has died after his parachute became caught in power lines while BASE jumping from a nearby cell tower Friday night.

Pinal County Sheriff's Lt. Tamatha Villar said 23-year-old Darrell Dunafon was parachuting with two others from the tower near Peters and Bianco roads around 9:30 p.m. when his parachute was caught in the 12,000 volt lines and he was shocked.

Lt. Blake King said Dunafon had a faint pulse when rescuers arrived and shut off power to the lines. The victim was transported to a Casa Grande hospital where he died.

Villar said Dunafon and two male friends broke into the cell tower property and the county attorney is considering charges at this time.

Dunafon was a Tucson resident but had recently purchased a home in Gilbert, according to Villar.

[mknutson]

Fatality Statistics have been updated