Budget hangliding
KATU 2 News - Portland, Oregon www.katu.com
Man dies from 36-foot fall off fire escape
March 29, 2004
CORVALLIS - Corvallis police say a 43-year-old man died after jumping from a fire escape on a downtown building.
Police say Michael Gurwell intentionally jumped from the fifth floor fire escape Saturday night while holding a neon kite with an 8-foot wingspan.
He was wearing protective knee pads and a bicycle helmet. Gurwell fell 36 feet to land on the roof of the second floor.
He was taken to Good Samaritan hospital, where he died about 40 minutes later.
Most definately a candidate for this year.