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Utah Canyon BASE Jump Kills 2, Including Extreme Athlete Who Performed with Madonna
Authorities said the pair died at the scene after a tandem jump, and investigators have not yet confirmed what caused the accident.
- Two people died Sunday during a BASE jumping attempt at Mineral Bottom, a remote desert area near Moab. The Grand County Sheriff identified one victim as extreme athlete and business owner Andy Lewis.
- Lewis founded BASE Jump Moab, a business offering tandem excursions to inexperienced customers using a single parachute between jumpers. He openly acknowledged the sport's inherent danger despite its appeal.
- Performing onstage with Madonna at the 2012 Super Bowl, Lewis executed slackline tricks while dressed in a Roman toga. He also set a Guinness World Record for slackline surfing above China's Diaoshuilou waterfall in 2011.
- Emergency responders, including Grand County Search and Rescue and two Intermountain helicopters, responded to the scene. The Grand County Sheriff confirmed both men died from their injuries at the location.
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Two people died on Sunday during a botched base jump in a canyon in the American state of Utah. Among them was American Andy Lewis (39), who was known for his high-altitude stunts and performed with Madonna at the Super Bowl.
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Andy Lewis became world famous when he performed with Madonna at the Super Bowl. Now he has died in a terrible accident.
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Famous Daredevil Andy Lewis Killed in Utah BASE Jumping Accident
A weekend BASE jumping accident in a Utah canyon killed two people, one of them a daredevil athlete best known for performing onstage at the 2012 Super Bowl, authorities said. The sheriff’s office in Grand County, Utah, confirmed one of the dead was Andy Lewis, an extreme athlete known for feats in BASE jumping, a dangerous […]
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