Jeb Corliss Cape Town crash

January 19, 2012. It’s been widely reported that daredevil base jumper Jeb Corliss crashed into Table Mountain during a jump earlier this week.

Corliss, 35, suffered multiple fractures in both legs after he clipped a rock during his free fall and tumbled into a heap near the mountain’s base.

Corliss was earlier reported to be in intensive care for at least a few days, before he can be transferred to a general ward for up to three weeks ahead of his return to the US.

The team that operated on him included plastic surgeons and orthopaedic surgeons. In addition to surgery on his bones, Corliss had skin grafts to ensure tissue recovery.

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