Stuntman jumps canyon in tribute to idol Knievel
Professional stuntman Eddie Braun successfully jumped over the Snake River Canyon on Friday afternoon in an ode to his boyhood idol, Evel Knievel.
Braun soared over the southern Idaho canyon in a custombuilt rocket dubbed “Evel Spirit.”
It launched off a steep ramp on the edge of the canyon rim just before 4 p.m. as hundreds of onlookers watched.
The rocket reached an estimated 400 mph before its parachute deployed, allowing Braun and the ship to land safely in fields on the other side of the 1,400-foot-wide canyon.
Braun has said the rocket was identical to the model Knievel used for his failed canyon attempt on Sept. 8, 1974.