Andy Lewis, a record-breaking extreme athlete known for slacklining and for performing onstage with Madonna at the 2012 Super Bowl, dies in a BASE jumping accident in Utah, authorities say. Multiple outlets report the incident occurs Sunday in a remote canyon area near Moab, in Grand County, close to the Utah–Colorado border, in the Mineral Bottom area. The sheriff’s office in Grand County confirms one of the deaths is Lewis. Other reporting says a second man also dies in the same jump, though his identity is not widely provided. Several sources describe the sport as BASE jumping, which involves jumping from a fixed object such as a cliff and deploying a parachute to reach the ground, making it a high-risk activity. The reports characterize Lewis as a prominent figure in the niche disciplines of slacklining and tricklining as well as BASE jumping. Details about the cause of the accident and whether it involved a tandem jump are reported inconsistently across coverage, but all accounts agree that Lewis is among the two people killed in the Utah canyon incident.
BASE jumping athlete Andy Lewis, known for Super Bowl performance with Madonna, dies in Utah
Andy Lewis, a record-breaking extreme athlete known for slacklining and for performing onstage with Madonna at the 2012 Super Bowl, dies in a BASE jumping accident in Utah, authorities say. Multiple o...
- Andy Lewis, an extreme athlete known for performing with Madonna at the 2012 Super Bowl, dies in a BASE jumping accident in Utah.
- The incident takes place Sunday near Moab in Grand County, in the Mineral Bottom area by the Utah–Colorado border.
- Authorities confirm Lewis is one of the people who died; multiple sources say a second man is also killed.
- BASE jumping is described as jumping from a fixed object and deploying a parachute to descend.
- Lewis is also known for slacklining and tricklining, in addition to BASE jumping.
BASE jumper Andy Lewis has been killed in a jumping accident.
2 hours agoAndrew 'Andy' Lewis, 39, died in a freak accident while conducting a tandem BASE jump in the remote Mineral Bottom area of Grand County, near the Utah-Colorado border, on Sunday morning
6 hours agoAndy Lewis was also a prominent figure in the niche sports of slacklining and tricklining, which combine elements of high-wire walking with aerial acrobatics — sometimes at perilous heights.
10 hours agoAndy Lewis was a prominent figure in the high-risk sport of BASE jumping
10 hours agoAndy Lewis, also known for slacklining and tricklining, and an unidentified man were killed in accident in Utah canyonA weekend Base jumping accident in a Utah canyon killed two people, one of them a daredevil athlete best known for performing onstage with Madonna 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 sport that involves parachuting to the ground after jumping from a tall fixed object such as a building, a bridge or a desert cliff overlooking a deep canyon. Continue reading...
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