FAYETTEVILLE, W.Va. (WV News) — The first person to BASE jump from the New River Gorge Bridge was a man named Burton Ervin, who in August 1979 took a leap
OAK HILL — As he strapped on a parachute and plunged into the New River Gorge void late on Friday, Aug. 17, 1979, Burton Ervin blazed an aerial trail to
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