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Why Are So Many BASE Jumpers Dying?
A wingsuit BASE jumper just live-streamed his own death marking the latest fatality in the sport’s deadliest year. We explore why fliers at all levels are dying in this extreme activity.
ByAndrew Bisharat
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In researching 2016’s dramatic rise in BASE jumping deaths, I was almost unable to keep up with the pace with which people were dying.
I even watched one of these deaths in real time, live-streamed on Facebook.
A guy with the handle of “Sat Dex” popped up in my feed on the morning of August 26, broadcasting himself via Facebook Live.