The dangers of extreme sports: 1. Jeb Corliss, Table Mountain, South Africa, 2012: Jeb Corliss, a professional BASE jumper and wingsuiter, suffered a severe accident during a jump off Table Mountain in South Africa in 2012. He hit his leg against a flat granite rock at a speed of about 193 km/h (120 mi/h), breaking both his ankles, three toes, and his fibula, tearing his left anterior cruciate ligament, and requiring a skin transplant. 2. Armin Schmieder, Kandersteg Mountain, Switzerland, 2016: Italian extreme sports enthusiast Armin Schmieder was live-streaming his wingsuit descent from Kandersteg Mountain in Switzerland in 2016 when he crashed. The nature of his injuries was not detailed, but they were fatal. 3. Alexander Polli, French Alps, August 2016: Famous BASE jumper Alexander Polli died in the French Alps in August 2016. He was performing a wingsuit flight and crashed into a rock at high speed. He was one of seven people who died jumping from the same spot that year. 4. Viktor Kovats, Tianmen Mountain National Forest Park, China, October 8, 2013: Hungarian extreme enthusiast Viktor Kovats died during a training jump from Tianmen Mountain in China just before the World Championship in 2013. He sustained a fatal head injury. 5. Mark Sutton, Alps: Mark Sutton, a stuntman known for parachuting dressed as James Bond during the London 2012 Olympic Games, died in the Alps after crashing into a rock during a wingsuit flight. 6. Lake Erie Disaster, Ohio, August 27, 1967: A tragic skydiving accident occurred in 1967 when 16 skydivers jumped into Lake Erie due to a navigational error. They drowned after landing in the lake. 7. Belgium Airplane Accident, Near Namur, Belgium, 2013: Eleven people, including the pilot and instructors, died when a part of their airplane's wing broke off after takeoff. Only three people attempted to jump with their parachutes, but all onboard died. 8. Wisconsin Airplane Collision, Near Lake Superior, Wisconsin, 2013: In a collision involving two airplanes near Lake Superior, Wisconsin, in 2013, all skydivers jumped out to avoid burning to death. The pilot of the plane carrying skydiving instructor Mike Robinson and his group survived, but the pilot of the other plane did not. Remarkably, no one was hurt in this incident.
