Jumper articles
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Memorial unveiled for freefall jumpers KIA
Five years ago, when Master Sgt. Nick Sheperty was killed in a training accident his family learned there were no memorial statues specifically representing service members who died in freefall accidents. Sheperty’s family decided to create a foundation and donate a statue to memorialize those service members.
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Jumper Hospitalized After Striking Ground In 20-Foot Fall
A man who had been threatening to jump Sunday struck the ground in a 20-foot fall from a pillar in Boyle Heights as firefighters were preparing for a technical rescue and getting an air cushion into place. Paramedics sent to 454 N. Mission Road, around 5:20 p.m. Sunday transported the unidentified patient to a regional […]
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Jumper Hospitalized After Striking Ground In 20-Foot Fall
A person who had been threatening to jump struck the ground in a 20-foot fall from a pillar in Boyle Heights as firefighters were preparing for a technical rescue and getting an air cushion into place. Paramedics sent to 454 N. Mission Road, around 5:20 p.m. transported the unidentified patient to a regional trauma center […]