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Tragic Death for Extreme Sports Athlete: Jumped from 1 km Height and Crashed into Rocks at 120 km/h

Published January 8, 2026, 15:17
Tragic Death for Extreme Sports Athlete: Jumped from 1 km Height and Crashed into Rocks at 120 km/h

An extreme sports athlete, Brendan Weinstein, tragically died after jumping with a wingsuit from Table Mountain in Cape Town and crashing into rocks at a speed of 120 kilometers per hour. The 32-year-old American had over 1,600 wingsuit flights, 800 BASE jumps, and 1,000 parachute jumps, but his jump from Table Mountain proved fatal. According to reports, Weinstein had hidden his equipment from the cable car staff and made the jump alone, without consulting local BASE jumping athletes.