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    34-year-old Moab man dies in BASE jumping accident

    MOAB — A man died Tuesday night in a BASE jumping accident along the Colorado River, police said.

    Seth Graham, 34, of Moab, was BASE jumping from a 320-foot cliff above the Goose Island Recreation site along the Colorado River when the accident occurred, according to the Grand County Sheriff’s Office. Around 8:40 p.m., a person passing the area during a Canyonlands by Night boat tour witnessed the accident and notified the Grand County Sheriff’s Office.

    Emergency responders and search and rescue teams responded to the scene and said Graham died as a result of injuries suffered in the accident. He was jumping alone at the time of the incident.

    It was not immediately released what caused the accident.

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    If the man deliberately threw himself off the cliff is it really an accident?
    It's only "science" if it supports the narrative.

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    Play stupid games.... win stupid prizes.

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    I recently spent a week camped near Moonflower Canyon and we watched a guy jump off the cliffs across the river 5 evenings straight.

    To me, he didn't look very smooth...like a lack of experience. I wonder if it was the same dude?
    Suddenly my feet are feet of mud
    It all goes slo-mo
    I don't know why I am crying
    Am I suspended in Gaffa?

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    You only get one try with BASE jumping...there isn't a reserve parachute, let alone enough time to pull that backup one.

    One mistake and you are done...


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    I'd bet plenty a guy got stomped by a Mammoth because he got too close trying to poke it with a spear.

    Being alive is like hitting the cosmic lottery. I try to avoid instant death.
    Suddenly my feet are feet of mud
    It all goes slo-mo
    I don't know why I am crying
    Am I suspended in Gaffa?

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    It's all really risk vs reward, but base jumping is really outside my comfort level. And this is coming from someone who has raced door handle to door handle at over 200 mph on the highbanks of Daytona.

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