A group of BASE jumpers were participating in Bridge Day 2022 at the New River Gorge Bridge in West Virginia — the only day of the year where BASE jumping is legal from the 876-foot bridge. During a multi-way exit, one jumper deployed his parachute normally, while another delayed his pull and drifted directly above him. Seconds later, the higher jumper lands right on top of the other jumper’s open canopy, collapsing part of the parachute and sending the lower jumper into a violent, uncontrolled

Bridge Day 2025. Food, art, information, rappelers and of course BASE jumping. October 18th 2025. | Bridge Day West Virginia