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Experienced BASE Jumper Dies at Mount Morrison, CA

On Saturday, August 31, 2024, a Mono County Sheriffโ€™s Deputy was approached by an individual reporting his BASE jumping partner, Leonardo Durant, missing after a jump from Mount Morrison, California. From the information gathered by the Deputy, a Search and Rescue (SAR) mission was activated. Mono County Sheriffโ€™s Office SAR members responded to the area and immediately deployed to the [โ€ฆ]

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RIP Jhonny Florez, World Record BASE Jumper

Jhonathan Florez. RIP.

Johnny Florez, 32, died last Friday on Mount Titlis, Switzerland while performing parachute exercises in preparation for an extreme sports tournament in China. The two friends that he was practicing with landed safely. โ€œJhonathan Florez was not only a good friend he was also a wonderful human being.โ€ โ€“ Jeb Corliss Jhonny held four world records in [โ€ฆ]

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