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    5-9-13 potato state mishap

    someone got hurt. helicopter got called. that's all I heard so far. anybody else got info?
    Thomas

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    Re: 5-9-13 potato state mishap

    I was there on top when the base jumper landed on a steep rocky slope resulting in fractures and what ever else. About 9 jumpers were in area having recently jumped and went to help. The helicopter shortly arrived along with search and rescue. The accident was about 1 pm Thursday. Several hours later another jumper landed in the river and was also taken to the hospital. The headline in the local Twin Falls Times News Friday morning headlined: "A Bad Day For Base Jumping". Perhaps true but not representative of the routine jumps that take place yearlong on a regular basis. This appears to be a busy weekend with a couple of first jump courses. I'll leave it up to any base jumper who was around to provide more specific information.

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