Utah BASE Jump Kills 2, Including Extreme Athlete Who Performed With Madonna (opens original article in a new tab)

Two people were killed in a BASE jump in Utah, including an extreme athlete who performed with Madonna. A 2007 study found BASE jumping is five to eight times more dangerous than skydiving.

• Utah BASE Jump Kills 2, Including Extreme Athlete Who Performed With Madonna
• A study focused on BASE jumping in Norway, published in a medical journal in 2007, estimated that BASE jumping carried risks of injury or death five to eight times greater than skydiving