Extreme skier McConkey dies in jump in Italy (Yahoo! Canada Sports)

Extreme skier Shane McConkey was killed jumping off a cliff with a parachute while filming a movie in Italy. He was 39. His sponsor Red Bull confirmed his death Thursday. McConkey was in Corvara, Italy, on a ski-BASE jump when he had a mid-air malfunction, Red Bull said in a statement. Italian emergency responders arrived within minutes and pronounced him dead at the scene, according to the ...


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