News report: Minor injury entanglement at the Bridge
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BASE jumpers survive entanglement
By Meagan Thompson and Will Sites
Times-News staff
TWIN FALLS — Two men escaped a dangerous situation Saturday evening when their parachutes reportedly became entangled during a BASE jump from the Perrine Bridge.
The Twin Falls County Sheriff’s Department, two St. Luke’s Magic Valley Regional Medical Center ambulances and a Life Flight helicopter responded to the scene when a 911 caller reported one jumper in the water and another on the rocks.
The Life Flight helicopter landed at the BASE-jumping landing zone and made contact with one of the BASE jumpers. Shortly after determining that no serious injuries were sustained in the jump, the helicopter returned to the hospital.
Twin Falls County sheriff’s deputies responded by taking a boat from Centennial Park to the bridge, where the two jumpers were picked up and returned to the park.
A BASE jumper who identified himself only as Joe said he witnessed the jump and that their parachutes wrapped around each other and one jumper hit the land while the other landed on his back in the water.
The two jumpers involved in the incident refused to provide their names and walked away from the ordeal with little more than large scratches and wet clothing.
A spokesman for SIRCOM said no official report will be filed because no serious injuries occurred.