Oddball
March 27th, 2009, 11:06 pm
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 sponsor.For those of you in Bed-Stuy, BASE jumpers jump with no reserve 'chute. Poor dude never had a chance. :(
http://sports.yahoo.com/ski/news?slug=ap-basejump-death&prov=ap&type=lgns
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 sponsor.For those of you in Bed-Stuy, BASE jumpers jump with no reserve 'chute. Poor dude never had a chance. :(
http://sports.yahoo.com/ski/news?slug=ap-basejump-death&prov=ap&type=lgns