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"Ohio Teen Drowns After Base Jumping in Lake Martin" [The actual Headline]

WSFA - Montgomery, AL, USA

A teenager from Ohio plunged to his death during a daring jump from Chimney Rock on Lake Martin. 16-year-old Kyle Reaves and dozens ...

http://www.wsfa.com/...5109969&nav=0RdE

NickD
BASE 194

 

They haven't changed anything . . .

This is from a minute ago.

NickD
BASE 194

Just checked Nick and they definitely updated the page, you probably had the old version in your webbrowser cache.

Jul.

Actually Nick's right, they haven't changed it. Look at where the arrow is pointing in his attachment. Not the main title but the smaller one below.

ok ok... it's still early in here and I went to bed late after watching the soccer worldcup last night ;)

Thanks Russel :)

Jul.

you expect accuracy from an Alabama News Agency

Another jumper (thanks Ken) contacted them and the Producer apologized saying he'd worked on BASE stories while in Twin Falls so he knows what BASE is. He said someone else added the "BASE jumping" reference in error. He also added that the word "base" should have been in caps as it's an acronym.

NickD
BASE 194

They acctualy call it cliff jumping, I have some 30 foot cliffs down my street right on the river. Someone died not to long ago jumping off them... Theres some good jumpers down there. I can do front flips and backflips off The cliffs but my mate can do perfect double gainers off it... I'm hopeing that I'll be able to do this perfectly before I start BASE I hope my 3 second delays help me out aswell

It appears the story was picked up by the Associated Press. Now it'll be in every newspaper and on every news website - and guess what?

Look at the headline . . .

NickD
BASE 194

Someone should try to notify the press that BASE refers to parachuting from the objects not any form of jumping from them. This could end up being bad press and might effect the NPS stuff and all other object inquiries.