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Former Olympian Trevor Jacob Will Plead Guilty to Intentionally Crashing his Plane and Obstructing Evidence

Former Olympian Trevor Jacob faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine after agreeing to plead guilty to obstructing evidence after intentionally crashing his plane.  Trevor Jacob is a 29-year-old ex-Olympic snowboarder, competing in the 2014 Sochi Games, turned pilot and viral YouTube sensation. In a publicity stunt intended for a wallet sponsor on November 24, […]

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Tate Sundberg | May 18, 2023
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[VIDEO] WWII Nurse Celebrates Her 100th Birthday by Skydiving

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SnowBrains | May 5, 2022
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Woman Survives After Parachute Fails on 5,000-Foot Skydiving Jump From Plane

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A 30-year-old woman fell nearly 5,000-feet to the ground from a plane during a skydiving jump after her parachute failed to open and somehow managed to survive with injuries that are not life-threatening. “I don’t know how a person can survive a fall from an airplane like that,” witness Denis Demers told CBC. The woman, who had been skydiving before, […]

SnowBrains | August 16, 2019
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Fourth Skydiving Fatality in a Year at Longmont, CO Airport to be Investigated

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Authorities are investigating the fourth fatal skydiving accident in the past year at a Colorado airport, following the death of skydiving operator Brock Barto on Saturday. Longmont police Sgt. John Wederquist says rescue crews responded Saturday to reports of a man in his 30s who apparently misjudged his landing and hit the ground. Mile-Hi Skydiving said Brock was an experienced skydiver […]

SnowBrains | July 2, 2019
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Former Vail, CO Resident and Keen Snowboarder Was Onboard Skydiving Plane that Crashed in Hawaii Killing All 11 Onboard

On Friday, former Vail, CO resident, and avid snowboarder Casey Williamson was among 11 killed when their skydiving plane crashed and burned at a coastal airfield on the island of Oahu, Hawaii. It was the worst civilian aviation accident in the US since 2011. 29-year-old Williamson, who was from Yukon, Oklahoma, worked as an instructor and as a videographer who filmed […]

SnowBrains | June 24, 2019
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Jon McMurray was Wing-Walking for a Music Video When He Fell to His Death in BC

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Freeskier turned professional rap artist Jon McMurray died after an airplane stunt for a music video went wrong above the BC Interior. Jon James McMurray was being filmed wing-walking when he fell and died on Saturday. His management team said he was “beacon of light to follow your dreams.” His body was found in a field in the community of Westwold, northwest of Vernon, just […]

SnowBrains | October 23, 2018
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Freeskier and Hip-Hop Artist Jon McMurray Killed in Skydiving Accident

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An Instagram post yesterday by Canadian pro-skier Rory Bushfield informed the world of the tragic news of the death of Jon McMurray. Although very little is known, it appears Jon, 29, also a pro-skier and a hip-hop artist died in a skydiving accident. He lived in Los Angeles, CA with his wife Cali James. According to the CBC Jon was being filmed for […]

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SnowBrains | October 22, 2018
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Another Fatality at Troubled Lodi Parachute Center, CA as Woman’s Parachute Failed to Open

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An experienced female skydiver died when her parachute failed to deploy during a jump at the Skydive Lodi Parachute Center near Sacramento, CA according to the center. The incident happened Sunday 15th October. The San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Department confirmed that the coroner’s office is investigating the skydiving death near Acampo. The woman was using her own parachuting equipment when […]

SnowBrains | October 15, 2018
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