In 1999, parachutist Jan Davis fell to her death at Yosemite's El Capitan after her parachute failed to open.

In 1999, parachutist Jan Davis fell to her death at Yosemite's El Capitan after her parachute failed to open.


 

She leapt from 3200 ft in protest to the death of a man who parachuted off the same peak and drowned in the river below, trying to flee rangers

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