NickDG 23 #1 July 6, 2006 "Ohio Teen Drowns After Base Jumping in Lake Martin" [The actual Headline] WSFA - Montgomery, AL, USA A teenager from Ohio plunged to his death during a daring jump from Chimney Rock on Lake Martin. 16-year-old Kyle Reaves and dozens ... http://www.wsfa.com/Global/story.asp?S=5109969&nav=0RdE NickD BASE 194 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MMK 0 #2 July 6, 2006 Quote"Ohio Teen Drowns After Base Jumping in Lake Martin" [The actual Headline] WSFA - Montgomery, AL, USA A teenager from Ohio plunged to his death during a daring jump from Chimney Rock on Lake Martin. 16-year-old Kyle Reaves and dozens ... http://www.wsfa.com/Global/story.asp?S=5109969&nav=0RdE NickD BASE 194 Any loss of life is tragic. They seem to have changed the headline to your link, since it now says "Ohio Teen Drowns After Jumping Off Rock Ledge into Lake Martin", which removes the BASE association. Not much comfort for the parents, but a more accurate reflection of the actual event, Just My Penny - 'No comments are meant to offend individuals and are purely a personal view presented by myself'. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NickDG 23 #3 July 6, 2006 They haven't changed anything . . . This is from a minute ago. NickD BASE 194 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JFK 0 #4 July 6, 2006 QuoteThey haven't changed anything . . . This is from a minute ago. Just checked Nick and they definitely updated the page, you probably had the old version in your webbrowser cache. Jul.JFK #1013 PM Me No Adrenalin.... No Fun! "Minds are like parachutes the Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pBASEtobe 0 #5 July 6, 2006 Actually Nick's right, they haven't changed it. Look at where the arrow is pointing in his attachment. Not the main title but the smaller one below. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JFK 0 #6 July 6, 2006 QuoteActually Nick's right, they haven't changed it. Look at where the arrow is pointing in his attachment. Not the main title but the smaller one below. ok ok... it's still early in here and I went to bed late after watching the soccer worldcup last night ;) Thanks Russel :) Jul.JFK #1013 PM Me No Adrenalin.... No Fun! "Minds are like parachutes the Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zenister 0 #7 July 6, 2006 you expect accuracy from an Alabama News Agency ____________________________________ Those who fail to learn from the past are simply Doomed. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NickDG 23 #8 July 6, 2006 Another jumper (thanks Ken) contacted them and the Producer apologized saying he'd worked on BASE stories while in Twin Falls so he knows what BASE is. He said someone else added the "BASE jumping" reference in error. He also added that the word "base" should have been in caps as it's an acronym. NickD BASE 194 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spider22 0 #9 July 6, 2006 They acctualy call it cliff jumping, I have some 30 foot cliffs down my street right on the river. Someone died not to long ago jumping off them... Theres some good jumpers down there. I can do front flips and backflips off The cliffs but my mate can do perfect double gainers off it... I'm hopeing that I'll be able to do this perfectly before I start BASE I hope my 3 second delays help me out aswell .-|-.Kaint.-|-. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NickDG 23 #10 July 7, 2006 It appears the story was picked up by the Associated Press. Now it'll be in every newspaper and on every news website - and guess what? Look at the headline . . . NickD BASE 194 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
d_goldsmith 1 #11 July 7, 2006 Someone should try to notify the press that BASE refers to parachuting from the objects not any form of jumping from them. This could end up being bad press and might effect the NPS stuff and all other object inquiries. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
