2 killed in Utah canyon BASE jumping accident, including athlete who performed at 2012 Super Bowl with Madonna
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Summary
A BASE jumping accident in a Utah canyon killed two people, including Andy Lewis, an extreme athlete known for performing with Madonna at the 2012 Super Bowl. The victims were conducting a tandem jump (harnessed together) when the accident occurred. The incident is under investigation by the Grand County sheriff's office.
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The sheriff's office in Grand County, Utah, confirmed one of the dead was Andy Lewis, an extreme athlete known for feats in BASE jumping, a dangerous sport that involves parachuting to the ground after jumping from a tall fixed object such as a building, a bridge or a desert cliff overlooking a deep canyon.
The victims had been conducting a tandem jump in which two people are harnessed together.
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