Dean Potter Dies In Base Jumping Accident
Dean Potter, a world renowned extreme sports athlete, was one of two men who died in a BASE jumping accident on Saturday.
Dean Potter, a world renowned extreme sports athlete, was one of two men who died in a BASE jumping accident on Saturday.
Potter and Graham Hunt had jumped from a promontory called Taft Point in Yosemite National Park, California.
The New York Times notes that, "Flying in wingsuits, they tried to clear a notch in the granite cliffs but instead smashed into the rocks in quick succession."
Potter was 43 and Hunt was 29.
According to the
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Posted: 18 May 2015
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