James E. Hickey, 63, dies in BASE jumping accident off Perrine Bridge in Twin Falls, Idaho
Modified Date:
Sun, 05/31/2015 - 1:00pmAccident Date:
Monday, May 18, 201573-Year-Old California BASE Jumper Dies After Setting Parachute On Fire InIdaho
A graphic video of the fatal jump, posted to YouTube on Monday, shows someone engulfed in flames and falling from the Perrine Bridge into the Snake River, 500 feet below.
A 73-year-old BASE jumper, James E. Hickey died after leaping from an Idaho bridge after he set his parachute on fire as part of a stunt. The stunt went wrong when Hickey’s parachute deployed too late and he went into the river. A coroner’s report said Hickey died of blunt force trauma.
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Type: Other Type of Accident
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FirePeople Involved:
James E. Hickey
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Perrine BridgeCity:
Twin Falls, IDCounty:
Twin Falls County, IDArea:
Twin Falls, ID
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