Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Base jumper to face charges

Anansa Jacobs
17 January 2012

An internationally-renowned base jumper that was severely injured when he crashed on Table Mountain, will be fined for the illegal jump.

American Jeb Corliss, 35, who is in intensive care in a Cape Town hospital, has completed more than 1 000 successful base jumps around the world.

He has jumped  from the Eiffel Tower, in France; the Golden Gate Bridge, in the United States; Angel Falls in Venezuela; and the Petronas Towers in Malaysia to name a few.

The danger associated with base jumping does not allow the park to issue permits.
Corliss did not have permission and the Table Mountain National Park will definitely fine him and press charges.

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