Russian base jumper dies in Nepal’s Everest region

November 12, 2017 6:20 PM

KATHMANDU (AFP) – A Russian extreme sportsman famed for his record-breaking free-falling stunts has died in a base jumping accident in the Himalayas, expedition organisers in Nepal said Sunday (Nov 12).

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