Sean MacCormac, a 50-year-old professional skydiver, X Games medalist, and official Red Bull Athlete, parachuted from a helicopter with a skysurfing board onto the cables of the western span of the Bay Bridge. He briefly slid down the cables after landing on them. Red Bull organized the stunt and provided a floating landing pad in the Bay below the bridge. The maneuver was reportedly a world's first, described as an athlete 'grinding' on the Bay Bridge like a skateboarder in the sky. MacCormac said he felt 'a sense of accomplishment' after the stunt. Observers noted concern about potential damage to newly installed LED lights.
A stunt skysurfer jumped out of a helicopter over the weekend, and parachuted with his skysurfing board onto the cables of the western span of the Bay Bridge, briefly sliding down them. Red Bull brought this stunt to the Bay Area, complete with a floating landing pad in the Bay, below the bridge. And the stunt skysurfer was Sean MacCormac, a 50-year-old professional skydiver and X Games medalist who is an official Red Bull Athlete.
landing pad in the Bay, below the bridge. And the stunt skysurfer was Sean MacCormac, a 50-year-old professional skydiver and X Games medalist who is an official Red Bull Athlete. This was reportedly a world's first, with an athlete "grinding" on the Bay Bridge like a skateboarder in the sky. MacCormac tells NBC Bay Area that he felt "a sense of accomplishment" after performing the Bay Bridge stunt. Hopefully he didn't damage any of those LEDs they've been installing to relight the Bay Lights!
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