Overview
- Rescuers from the Grand County Sheriff’s Office and two helicopters reached Mineral Bottom after reports of injuries on June 14, but both men were pronounced dead at the scene.
- One victim was identified by authorities as Andy Lewis, a well‑known slackliner and tandem BASE instructor who had thousands of jumps and performed with Madonna.
- Local outlets and a sheriff quoted to the Moab Times‑Independent named the other victim as Danny Joe Kregle, though the county had not immediately released all identities in its statement.
- Lewis’s ex‑fiancée told reporters the parachute did not fully inflate during the jump, a claim published by multiple outlets that officials say remains unverified as the formal inquiry continues.
- The accident occurred on remote Bureau of Land Management terrain between Arches and Canyonlands, a setting that slowed access and is likely to focus scrutiny on tandem commercial BASE practices and safety oversight.