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BASE jumper, 27, dies after wingsuit fails on 700-foot Utah cliff
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Covered by 5 outlets, mostly left-leaning (80%).
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A 27-year-old BASE jumper died Sunday after his wingsuit failed during a jump from a roughly 700-foot cliff in Millville Canyon, near Hyrum, Utah, according to the Cache County Sheriff’s Office. The man was jumping with a group of about ten others when, in the words of Sheriff’s Office Deputy Doyle Peck, “something went wrong” and he did not generate enough lift, causing him to strike the ground at high speed. Two medical helicopters responded, but he was pronounced dead at the scene. Authorities initially withheld his identity pending family notification; The New York Times later identified him as Gabe Reilly, a Salt Lake City firefighter and experienced BASE jumper.
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A 27-year-old BASE jumper died Sunday after his wingsuit failed.
Reported byLeftRight
He fell about 700 feet from a cliff/perch in Millville Canyon near Hyrum, Utah.
Reported byLeftRight
The Cache County Sheriff’s Office said “something went wrong” and he did not have enough lift with his wingsuit.
Reported byRight
He was jumping with a group of about ten other people.
Reported byRight
Authorities initially withheld his identity pending family notification.
Reported byLeft
He was later identified as Gabe Reilly, a Salt Lake City firefighter and experienced BASE jumper.
Reported byLeft
What is contested
Where accounts differ
Points the coverage does not agree on, and who says what.
The identity of the victim.
NBC, The Guardian, CBS, and the New York Post report that authorities withheld his name pending family notification; The New York Times later names him as Gabe Reilly, a Salt Lake City firefighter.
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the left
4 outlets
Mainstream left outlets (NBC, Guardian, CBS) use straightforward factual headlines describing the fall and wingsuit failure, while The New York Times later shifts focus to naming the victim as a local firefighter.
Firefighter Dies in BASE Jump Attempt in Utah
The New York TimesLeftAll left-leaning headlines the center
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the right
1 outlet
The New York Post’s headline foregrounds a direct quote from the sheriff’s deputy to dramatize the moment of failure.
BASE jumper who died in 700-foot cliff jump ID’d as ‘free-spirited’ firefighter, 27
New York PostRightAll right-leaning headlines
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From the left
4 outletsLeads with
- cause of death (wingsuit failure)
- location details
- withheld identity
Leaves out
- sheriff’s deputy’s direct quotes about the failure
- group of ten jumpers
Reported by other sides, not found in this side’s coverage.
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Firefighter Dies in BASE Jump Attempt in Utah
Gabe Reilly, a Salt Lake City firefighter who was an experienced BASE jumper, died in an accident near Millville Canyon in northern Utah on Sunday, officials said.
- CBS NewsLeft
BASE jumper dies after falling from 700-foot Utah cliff
A 27-year-old BASE jumper died on Sunday, after falling about 700 feet from a cliff in Utah, authorities said.
- The GuardianLeft
Base jumper dies in Utah after wingsuit fails in remote mountainous region
Identity of man, 27, being withheld pending family notification after 700ft plunge A Base jumper died on Sunday in Utah after his wingsuit failed while he plunged from a 700ft height, according to authorities. …
- NBC NewsLeft
BASE jumper fatally plunges 700 feet after wingsuit failure in Utah
A 27-year-old BASE jumper died Sunday after his wingsuit failed when he launched from a 700-foot perch in Utah, authorities said.
From the center
0 outletsNo center outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.
From the right
1 outletLeads with
- sheriff’s deputy’s account
- details on BASE jumping as an extreme sport
- historical death toll statistic
Leaves out
- victim’s eventual identification as a firefighter
Reported by other sides, not found in this side’s coverage.
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- New York PostRight
BASE jumper who died in 700-foot cliff jump ID’d as ‘free-spirited’ firefighter, 27
The jumper “did not have enough lift with his wingsuit,” officials said.
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Left
First to report
NBC News, Sep 27, 9:33 PM EDT
Center
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Right
16 hr later
Its first report, Sep 28, 1:34 PM EDT
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- NBC NewsLeftSep 27, 9:33 PM EDT
- The GuardianLeftSep 28, 9:28 AM EDT
- CBS NewsLeftSep 28, 11:44 AM EDT
- New York PostRightSep 28, 1:34 PM EDT
- The New York TimesLeftSep 28, 4:49 PM EDT
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