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This was posted on my company's website news:


Stunt Jumper Hits Power Line, Causes Outage
(Oct 01, 2009)

One of three parachutists leaping from a TV tower in Suffolk, Va., struck a power line and knocked out electrical service to about 500 Dominion Virginia Power customers Wednesday morning.
The trio jumped from the 1,000-foot tower of WVEC-TV at about 6:35 a.m., according to reports. One of the jumpers drifted into a power line, which created a fault on the line. Most customers' power was restored by 10:30 a.m.

A white SUV was seen leaving the scene. It is not known if the jumper who hit the line was injured.

"Not only did they endanger their own lives, but they also knocked out power to our customers," said company spokesman Chuck Penn. "There is a cost associated with replacing those lines."

Was it you?

Nah wasn't me, I don't jump, just wish I did. I work for a power company, it was on their website news update yesterday.

Same incident as here:

http://www.basejumper.com/...0;page=unread#unread

Well that's what happens when you don't troll these boards much anymore. Sorry for the double post. I guess I will be watching you guys jump at BD again this year.

yep, it's a repost. good call.
I officially locked the thread to keep all the discussion in the original.