Temporary Closure: Twin Falls, Idaho

[TomAiello 25]

The Twin Falls County Sheriff has asked BASE jumpers not to jump from the Perrine Bridge tomorrow, Wednesday 6/14/06.

The road to Centennial Park (the boat dock) is closed for road construction (it is being widened, so explosives are in use). Today, we had a very minor accident (a first jump student with a broken ankle) that had to be helicoptered out of the canyon because it is impossible to get a car to the bottom, or a boat to the landing area (even for the Sheriff's office).

As a result, the Sheriff's office has asked that jumping stop until the road is reopened, which is expected to happen late tomorrow. I will verify when the road is re-opened, and post that info here.

Thanks for helping us to stay on good terms with the Sheriff by respecting this request.

-- Tom Aiello

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SnakeRiverBASE.com

[JaapSuter 0]

Thanks for posting this Tom. Is it worth putting a notice in the middle of the bridge for those that don't visit the forums between now and tomorrow?

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Today, we had a very minor accident (a first jump student with a broken ankle)

With all due respect to whomever involved, but since when is a broken ankle a minor accident? Can you elaborate? You have to try pretty hard to break an ankle at the Perrine.

[TomAiello 25]

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Thanks for posting this Tom. Is it worth putting a notice in the middle of the bridge for those that don't visit the forums between now and tomorrow?

Yes. Jimmy and I already decided to do that. I've got several little signs printed out, but right now we've got winds gusting 30-50, so I'll wait until they die down a little before I try to make a sign stay up there. Plus, I think it's extremely unlikely anyone is going to try to make a jump in this. I've called the local jumpers, and I think I've talked to everyone in from out of town, plus a couple others who are arriving tonight.

If anyone knows of anyone else who's going to be here tomorrow, I'd appreciate if you could spread the word.

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With all due respect to whomever involved, but since when is a broken ankle a minor accident? Can you elaborate? You have to try pretty hard to break an ankle at the Perrine.

It was pretty much just a random bad landing. I wasn't there, so I can't really say more than that. It wasn't my student (it wasn't an Apex student either, if anyone is wondering), and I didn't see the incident.

-- Tom Aiello

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SnakeRiverBASE.com

[TomAiello 25]

I talked to the Sheriff's office today, and they said that the road is still closed, and that they expect it to re-open sometime tomorrow. Construction, as always, is taking longer than expected. They'd like us to hold off jumping until the road is open.

-- Tom Aiello

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SnakeRiverBASE.com

[Mickochet 0]

I was there at the bottom and saw the landing. It was not a hard landing at all, he just twisted the ankle and it broke.

If you never fall down you aren't trying hard enough.

[freefallguy 0]

Any new news on when the bridge will open?

[TomAiello 25]

As of 90 minutes ago, no.

The official word from the Sheriff's office is "wait until the road to Centennial Park is open."

I drove down there and checked, and they were still hauling rocks out of there about an hour and a half ago. They were supposed to be done yesterday, but then again, it is a public works project, so who knows?

-- Tom Aiello

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SnakeRiverBASE.com

[TomAiello 25]

All better now.

-- Tom Aiello

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SnakeRiverBASE.com