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Attempted BASE Jump in Utah Kills 2, Including Acclaimed Extreme Athlete
A weekend BASE jumping accident in a Utah canyon killed two people, one of them a daredevil athlete best known for performing onstage with Madonna at the 2012 Super Bowl, authorities said. The sheriff’s office in Grand County, Utah, confirmed one of the dead was Andy Lewis, an extreme athlete known...
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Same story. Different framing.Left and right outlets are covering the same event. Optics is still watching for center pickup.
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HOW EACH SIDE WORDED IT
Left frame · Center-leftAttempted BASE Jump in Utah Kills 2, Including Acclaimed Extreme AthleteNew York Times USMostly Factual
Right frame · RightUtah Canyon BASE Jump Kills 2, Including Extreme Athlete Who Performed With MadonnaThe Epoch TimesMixed
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As of June 16, 2026 at 9:51 AM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.
What happenedAndrew Lewis, 39, best known for performing in the halftime show of a Super Bowl, was killed in the accident.
The headline splitOne side frames it as "Attempted BASE Jump in Utah Kills 2, Including Acclaimed Extreme Athlete". The other frames it as "Utah Canyon BASE Jump Kills 2, Including Extreme Athlete Who Performed With Madonna".
Match confidenceMedium confidence. 5 sources across 2 bias buckets. Useful framing signal — check the source list before sharing.
Same-event confidenceMedium
5 sources across 2 bias buckets agree on the event.
Framing confidenceModerate
71/99 — meaningful wording shift across the spectrum.
WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED
Left / center-leftAttempted BASE Jump in Utah Kills 2, Including Acclaimed Extreme Athlete
New York Times US · Center-left · News report
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Right / center-rightUtah Canyon BASE Jump Kills 2, Including Extreme Athlete Who Performed With Madonna
Utah Canyon BASE Jump Kills 2, Including Extreme Athlete Who Performed With Madonna
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A weekend BASE jumping accident in a Utah canyon killed two people, one of them a daredevil athlete best known for performing onstage with Madonna at the 2012 Super Bowl, authorities said....
BASE jumping accident kills 2 including well-known extreme athlete Andy Lewis
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A BASE jumping accident in a Utah canyon killed two people including a daredevil athlete best known for performing onstage with Madonna at the 2012 Super Bowl, authorities said.
Daredevil who performed at Super Bowl with Madonna dies at Utah canyon
Two people have been killed in a BASE jumping accident in a Utah canyon, one of them a daredevil athlete best known for performing onstage with Madonna at the 2012 Super Bowl.
