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Italian base-jumper Uli Emanuele (29) filmed his own death while attempting a jump in the Swiss Alps
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Published: Aug 23, 2016 @ 9:10 PM
Uli Emanuele (29)
Date:
Aug 17, 2016
Cause of Death:
BASE jumping accident
Location:
Swiss Alps
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An extreme sports fanatic filmed his own death while making a video of one of his dangerous high-altitude stunts in the Swiss Alps.
Italian base-jumper Uli Emanuele, 29, died when he leapt from a mountain top but lost control crashed into rocks before he could open his parachute.
He had been filming the stunt for US action camera make GoPro when the tragedy happened on Wednesday, his team told the Swiss media.
Emanuele began his career as a parachutist but later became an online sensation for his videos of his death-defying leaps off mountains.
Tributes have now poured in on social media, with fan Edoardo Giglio writing on Facebook : "One of the best people I ever met.
"One of those few people that have the ability to expand your mind limits and make you see the world from a different point of view.
"Uli Emanuele you have always been my hero and you will forever be. People like you are very rare, extremely modest although insanely talented."
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http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/tragic-extreme-sports-fan-films-8665754
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