Daredevil Alex Harvill dies attempting world-record motorcycle jump

Stunt rider Alex Harvill has died from injuries sustained while attempting to set a world-record motorcycle jump in Moses Lake, Washington. Harvill, 28, was trying to jump the length of a football field, CBS affiliate KREM-TV reports.
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[@angelsmith1840]

My condolences to the family of this young man and friends

[@freepalestine2434]

He was so close too. A couple feet more and he would have survived I think. I crashed the same exact way last year on the ski slopes off a 25ft jump... I survived obviously but was injured for months and my whole arm ripped out of my torso. RIP and condolences to the family. What pisses me off in retrospect, is that there's really no technological need to have the knuckle of a jump (where he died) shaped that way with that material. Rather than have an up-sloping death-mound of dirt, why can't they use a foam pit short of the landing's sweet spot?

[@willybones3890]

2 young kids. Why was he trying this?

[@donnmckee4973]

@@willybones3890 unfortunately different priorities

[@bigmullet6145]

He was leaps and bounds short WITH a tailwind.

[@thunder2k5]

@@freepalestine2434 dude are you okay now

[@VlogEpicness]

The ramp just doesn't look steep enough. I can't believe they made that mistake. His last ramp looked way more poppy. So sorry to hear about this and prayers for the family.

[@timb7775]

Well, his head did pop off.

[@starrversace2274]

@@timb7775 are you serious?????

[@bradenbowlby1099]

@@timb7775 no it did not that was his helmet I think

[@mrolsen6987]

Just my thoughts aswell, the ramp and the landing looks to much like.

[@greenrancher350]

I thought the same thing. If the landing ramp is taller than the take off ramp you are going to have a bad day especially at that distance.

[@FlyEaglesFly19111]

Taking chances has consequences. Daredevils walk a line every performance. Godspeed to that young man.

[@brianreardon7700]

Indeed you live by the sword you die by the sword..

[@capitanfuturo594]

The only man on Earth who could challenge death and laugh in its face was Evel Knievel.

[@azaad4395]

I only have a problem with his stunt because his kids are the ones that suffer the consequence.

[@kahlesjf]

@@capitanfuturo594 He died. Death won. He's not laughing now, nor was he all the times he broke his body.

[@silverdrillpickle7596]

God does speed? Who knew

[@dianaleal5183]

Condolences to his family and friends ✨

[@amywalker7515]

Not everything we love to do is worth dying over.

[@cey1]

Amen

[@I3orrovv]

Very little is.

[@sirvartalexanian8505]

I agree! especially drugs

[@RavishingSailor]

Cey The Sith Lordess I second your Amen. It always gets to me with the whole YOLO mentality. Life is to precious. You need to live it to the fullest and follow your dreams but doing things that are intentionally lethal to satisfy an urge is just the stupidity of the young. I’m only 43 so I consider my self young. Anyways, RIP to this guy.

[@Chase-qq9no]

*dying for

[@TELEVISIONARCHIVES]

Evel Knievel in 1975. "There is a point of no return and a Motorcycle doesn't have wings".

[@ludwigkrieger3723]

" We are developing wings for motorcycles using Artificial Intelligence" Sincerely yours: GOOGLE.

[@TELEVISIONARCHIVES]

@@ludwigkrieger3723 So what's your point?

[@gonzalo4658]

@@TELEVISIONARCHIVES he was trying to joke

[@ludwigkrieger3723]

@@gonzalo4658 ...smart man....

[@rebeccacurtis6680]

Evil Knievel the legend. He had the injuries to back up that statement, too. He was bigger than life itself when I was a kid. The Wide World of Sports days before ESPN ever existed. I guess the reporter didn't know to pronounce the last name with the "K".

[@orionharmon6017]

I'm sorry to hear all of this, I'm giving these prayers for the family.

[@ldubb9621]

Rest in peace Alex, sincere condolences and prayers to his friends and family!

[@Coccanutzz]

I enjoy watching these types of stunts, however, there come a point in time where it is no longer worth putting your life at risk. This young man had a young child and wife and now another kid is going to grow up without his dad. There is a time and place for everything. Tragic!

[@gustavojacobo4072]

He jumped for your enjoyment, own it, you had something to do with the outcome...

[@a.humphries8678]

Well said and so true. :( It's sure not worth it to his little kid or wife. :(

[@joefranks2356]

@@gustavojacobo4072 He jumped for his own enjoyment and the adrenaline rush.

[@stir_stick]

@@gustavojacobo4072 I did not. He has 100% accountability in this. I have no more responsibility in this than I did for slavery. I stand behind MY choices, not his.

[@Keviekev115]

Or like a magician. Make it look wild but still safe proof

[@donotsupportterroristgroups]

The loss of a young life is so tragic. Condolences to his family, loved ones, friends and fans.

[@CIVDOWNFALL]

Only from the myiopic point of view of us. I imagine if you zoom out and see this is life 10,000,003 of eternity and you see the quilt of lives. Some where you died as an infant other times old and anywhere in between, it losses it’s sense of finality and tragedy.

[@iowanation1034]

Really?

[@matthewmason7630]

" Go big or go home"- he did both, God has him now. RIP

[@dnegel9546]

🤣 Savage.

[@Imakefunofdummies]

🤓

[@naturalpro2003]

"I'm a nurse...." So, not being a nurse would make that less traumatic? Daredevils take dares. Sometimes, they lose.

[@DrFill-ht3eh]

I was actually going to say the same exact thing.

[@Sean-st5ud]

you need to be a nurse to know an accident was serious ?

[@jamesrogers4674]

@Zsuzsanna Varga interesting that some people need confirmation of thing's that are brutality obvious.

[@TheZmoney420]

Way to destroy such a well known name with a silent k

[@crystaldawn9255]

It has a silent k???????

[@mikehawk120]

Hahahahaha, you bought tickets to a daredevil jump and get all EMO when the jump fails.

[@jimwortham8634]

Thanks so much for posting all I can say gone but never forgotten God bless

[@phillipanjorin3567]

I’m an Engineer…..so for me it’s ‘mechanically’ traumatic.

[@Kopperafiel]

I'm not a doctor but...I drink Dr. Pepper.

[@etherealenergy9471]

Nobody cares if you are a Engineer we all disappear like a feather in the wind over time.

[@timbaldwin6283]

@@etherealenergy9471 "feather in the wind" ?! Lol Speak for yourself, o little feather

[@joeishere500]

Totally traumatic

[@etherealenergy9471]

@Tahir That is great it will help me get through the tribulation.

[@ronaldschild157]

The report mispronounced "Knievel" with a silent "K" . . . the "K" is not silent! On a related note, Evel Knievel acknowledged on most of his failed stunts he knew his chances weren't that great of succeeding but he went and did them anyway because he didn't want to disappoint the crowd. That's what these guys do. Evel was just a little more fortunate than Alex Harvill. R.I.P. (You gave the crowd and your fans a show, regardless.)

[@spignetti]

DAMNIT!!! TELL EM!!

[@CORYJOHNM]

I was wondering who the heck this neival she was talking about.

[@ronniewilliz153]

This dude ran out of gear

[@hablemostorah3086]

Knife.

[@jhtsurvival]

How tf do they do that? Oh yeah she probably grew up with her head in her social media and doesn't have a clue about anything other than likes and shares and views

[@surveyor1515]

I can’t imagine someone who is seconds or minutes away from certain death not be overwhelmed with regret and think along the lines of ‘I should have settled for an office job’, despite many of their family and friends trying to justify their death with cliches like “they died doing what they loved.”

[@yamahakid450f]

That's because you did settle for saftey.. you cant understand what you aren't willing to do or sacrifice.

[@dondonzi2627]

He died doing what he loved: Making bad decisions!

[@az1chrisnothansen713]

The show couldn’t cut the music .. like really

[@williamballard7642]

Instead of a world record he gets 15 minutes of fame.

[@justbe5391]

He died doing what he loved and not fearing death to the point of not living a life he most certainly enjoyed and loved and made him happy. That's how I wanna live and die. No fear and loving your life and loving what you do. 😁

[@Sean-st5ud]

@@justbe5391 you better get going and stop virtue signaling on YT .

[@hellopeople812]

@@justbe5391 please upload the video, we will be waiting.

[@robertstdon9280]

Its not really a world record if the whole world isnt in on it .

[@joeishere500]

Hey that works too ...

[@BrotherJoe96]

Honestly Im impressed that they chose not to show it out of respect. Thats really rare these days

[@aerofpv2109]

But I'm certain the video was put out somewhere by others.

[@MultiPorkpie]

Cowards

[@wojakgloomer453]

it's not like we won't get the footage anyways

[@bigbluegpr]

But they are overlooking the fact that he chose to perform the stunt in front of how ever many people showed up, most likely including his family (and kids!), so it shouldn't bother any of them if the rest of us see it.

[@joehiku7136]

I wanted to watch the crash......if he didn't want people to see him die he should of kept the whole thing private bloody idiots.

[@Eddie2425]

That’s sad. His helmet obviously wasn’t strapped down properly. No point in taking risks like that.

[@that1guynobodylikes]

Imagine losing ur helmet mid jump and seeing that jump right there death is basically staring you in the eyes

[@bradymxr4659]

Is it me or did that ramp and hill didn’t look right for that jump?

[@ronbloomberg]

No, it's not you....

[@AlmostReady504]

It's tragic that this was even ALLOWED

[@bradymxr4659]

@@AlmostReady504 ya I’ve seen other ppl do world record jumps and their stuff was setup better. Just looking at this one looked way off!

[@kevinjackson7539]

@J. Gomez He knew the second he saw those bright lights and he was floating over his body

[@kevinjackson7539]

@J. Gomez I agree and I never understand how some people just run to their deaths.

[@bird4dbk420]

Rest In Peace brother. Prayers go out to your family and friends.

[@SolutionsNotPrayers]

If God has a plan prayers are BS.

[@bird4dbk420]

@@SolutionsNotPrayers Stick to science it sounds like faith in the Lord is not your strength but he’s always waiting for your brother whenever you’re ready.

[@vegasstrong617]

Play stupid games , win stupid prizes. He just won the grand prize.

[@rickstclair2217]

so sorry but he went out doing what he loved and knew the risks.

[@kahlesjf]

No. He could not have loved dying. He never tried it before. The stupidest cliché there is. And so predictable in these situations.

[@MRIDDLE72]

Forgot that. Dude had kids and a wife

[@lorenzonotarianni1667]

He had two small children. I would guess that would have been incentive enough to re consider the OBVIOUS risks and if they were acceptable for him and his family. The outcome sure doesnt seem like it unless he really thought there were no risks.

[@bryanmg8164]

He was hardly more than a kid himself.

[@YourFavouriteDraugr]

You're not accounting for stupidity.

[@randymillhouse791]

He abandoned his wife and children. Very selfish guy.

[@JohnSmith-wg2qd]

He knew there was much risk but chance of complete loss of life is usually small, but in a stuntman/daredevils life death is not unheard of but rarely ever happens this way. When it's your time it is your time.

[@rcg9573]

Bryan MG - the dude was almost 30. That may be a kid in your book, but not in any sane person’s mind. 😀

[@KM-fp4wn]

It is so sad to see such a young man die. Love and prayers to his family and friends. RIP

[@MrJeronlewis]

This is insanity. It's borderline suicidal to do these stunts but yet society just cheers them on. That says a lot about who we are as a society.

[@randyscrafts8575]

Even in death you have to watch a 15 second ad before the video.

[@mezzer99]

Seems like a horrendous failure from whoever it was who's job was to calculate ramp pitch and length plus take-off speed.

[@rydplrs71]

Assuming he actually hit his target speed.

[@travisthechimp7857]

Yeah... that would be the dead guy.

[@mordecaiesther3591]

It’s called Dare - devil for a reason . Your taking a huge risk , your daring death . Evil Kineval did it ! May He Rest In Peace . And his children and wife be blessed by the Virgin Mary and Son of God . In Jesus Name

[@joelewis9178]

Seemed mechanical, like his bike wasn’t going fast enough. this guy was experienced and overshooting your landing is way way way more common than coming up short in big jumps like this. would be super bizarre for them to accidentally make the landing too high as opposed to his clutch failing or gearbox, etc

[@timb7775]

Pretty sure the guy on the bike is responsible for that stuff.

[@chaseme9860]

I would have never made that landing ramp nearly twice as tall as the jump. It's a lot better to overshoot the landing than run into the side of it.

[@waylon360]

He landed on the downside about 20 yards from the top many times in previous jumps. I suspect the clutch slipped or something since you can hear the power never quit being supplied by the engine 🤷🏻‍♂️kzbin.info/www/bejne/hoHElo2pj9ObgcU

[@roastum1usa206]

I agree did not sound right 😕

[@gustavojacobo4072]

Why not a giant pillow in front of the ramp, just in case... Or not be jumping ....

[@Nikowalker007]

That's one of the scariest part of this daredevil stunts. Any engine, clutch or gearbox problem and you're doomed... There is clearly something wrong with a motorcycle. It doesn't sound right and not accelerating fast enough to make it to the other side of the ramp

[@jasonkincaid7192]

Flat landing at 400ft isnt a great outcome either. The ramp pop is the issue, aside from the speed.

[@edwardsadler6003]

Why show up if death upsets you so much, don't go if it bothers you, he died doing something he loved to do.

[@hap3895]

They did not know death was going to show up death did not call them and say hey meet me there they showed up for life and to support him…

[@tigerguy1013]

As soon as I saw the bike start flipping back, I knew something was gonna happen

[@ret13101]

One of the few things that I don’t do along with bungee jumping, sky diving, jumping off a 2 story house head first into a kiddie pool, etc…. I’ll leave that up to people who like living on the edge!!

[@alicejcarlisle4159]

Rodeo also, bulls, bare back riders

[@timdwyer4229]

Watching my sons grow up and enjoying the company of my beloved wife…let me think a minute…what the hell..send it.

[@privatepenguin3137]

I love how the reporter mispronounced "Knievel" twice. Great research there. 🙄

[@nickg1895]

Yeah she thought it was pronounced like knife for some reason.

[@DreamrinseFORtwo]

ok, I wasn't the only one who caught that - obviously the reporter is too young to have known any better. Who was the genius that designed the ramps..?? I had to watch the video to confirm my hunch of how the crash went down.

[@JS-ji5bl]

That mound of dirt was way to high look at his other videos it's not that high ..I'm mean it would be better to have the mound to low than to high..just my thoughts..lol

[@alrightythen1466]

The fact that he used a 4stroke infuriates me because it is old news that 2 strokes are where the TOP END power is. You use a cr500 2stroke for jumps like this where you will be going atleast 100mph. You do not do jumps like this on anything that isn’t proven. Rest in piece young man. The people that know this information caused your death

[@frcomet5009]

Everyone thinking the wrong way here my man is a legend, died doing what he loved. He knew there was a risk everybody knew there was a risk and he still went for it. And that's life. Better then dying alone on a hospital bed

[@sheepman6291]

Thank you Alex Harvill for your stunts. You will be missed.

[@bradbutcher3984]

Nah, I don't even know his name.

[@user-cs2go8lx3o]

@@bradbutcher3984 good for you ?

[@godhandvoid9795]

@@bradbutcher3984 ok? this comment had nothing to do with you lmao

[@bradbutcher3984]

@@godhandvoid9795 made you waste your time. Like this article

[@godhandvoid9795]

@@bradbutcher3984 article? this is a video bud

[@jeffjames4064]

Remember your family and friends the next you want to fly like lcaris.

[@etherealenergy9471]

Who is Icaris?

[@edpachomovas3807]

Dragonballz dragon

[@usmcpatriot3819]

@@etherealenergy9471Icaris tried to fly using wings made of wax and feathers. But he flew too close to the sun. The wax melted and he fell to his death. (An old fable).

[@skinnyminnie8692]

@@etherealenergy9471 Icarus is a mythological character. He & his father Daedalus were imprisoned. In order to escape his father made them wings made of out of wax and feathers. Daedalus warned his son when they take flight not to fly to close to the water or sun, for the water would dampen the feathers & clog his feathers & the sun would melt them. Icarus didn’t listen he flew to high, the wax melted off his wings, he fell high from the sky, lands in the sea, & drowns. Moral of the story “beware of ambition because risks can lead to unexpected consequences”

[@lakesnake2005]

@@edpachomovas3807 No, youngster. Much older than that. Long before electronic fantasy beings.

[@capitanfuturo594]

The only man on Earth who could challenge death and laugh in its face was Evel Knievel.

[@damygeebo]

why didn't you show the crash??!!

[@mhm92267]

Ever daredevil knows that what he is doing is extremely dangerous. Personally, I'm against anyone putting their life at risk. It is just not worth the potential fame!

[@chance9521]

Not everyone does it for fame, we all have different things that make us feel most alive.

[@mhm92267]

@@chance9521 In this case, it also made him most dead!

[@chance9521]

@@mhm92267 we're all going to be most dead but not all of us will have the fortune of our last moments being us doing something we love.

[@mhm92267]

@@chance9521 Tell it to his parents. I'm sure they would be happier that he is not dead and having found something else to love doing. You don't take life seriously!

[@chance9521]

@@mhm92267 they don't have a choice it's his life not theirs....I understand it sucks I'm not saying it doesn't and that nobody shouldn't be sad. I'm just saying not everybody wants to live a safe protected life. Not that they have a deathwish but because life is only experience and he shouldn't be looked down on for doing something he enjoyed just because it's dangerous. We don't get to choose how we go out, on purpose anyway hahaha.

[@susanbischoff8708]

I live in the same area as Alex. He leaves behind his beautiful wife, Jessica two sons Willis and Wesson, the youngest being a month old, his oldest is 4 years old, his parents Jeff and I don’t know his Mom’s name. This has been a complete shock in our community! This young man of 28 years has left an amazing legacy behind. They have started a go fund me, for Jessica and the boys. Rest In Peace, Alex Harvill.

[@mrolsen6987]

That's so sad. I have No other words for it. Best regards from Northern Sweden.

[@TRUTH111_K1C]

Is a "stunt" really worth losing your life? smh

[@jasonjares1936]

Looks like something wrong with the bike. His speed was nowhere close to what it needed to be to make the landing ramp.

[@Johnny_Utah]

Yeah that's what I thought too. Sounded slightly off for a 4 stroke hitting a big jump and looked slower than expected. Also it's more typical for a pro like him to be too amped up and overshoot the landing than the opposite.

[@etherealenergy9471]

Rigged bike possibly if it is dirty evil trick.

[@cliftonjames785]

@@Johnny_Utah maybe he was in the wrong gear?

[@clayton9136]

All these people came here.. knowing they might see a man die. They saw a man die, and they're shocked? Lol wow.

[@ghoul2793]

your logic is stupid

[@clayton9136]

@@ghoul2793 Wow what an intelligently profound response. Please, the who is so wise in the practice of ignorance. Explain your asinine thoughts.

[@pooglechen3251]

@@clayton9136 your sarcasm is stupid

[@etherealenergy9471]

Yes I don't understand why they do I would tell them it is dangerous not worth it. So many things you can do with your life to inspire, and help others. Now people can only dream about what his future would have been like. Besides he will eventually become a feather in the wind as the years pass by. People may think it is criticism but I would rather someone care enough to tell me the truth rather than believe it is possible.

[@clayton9136]

@@pooglechen3251 Again. The youtube community surprises me daily. You guys are just super super fun to hang around right?

[@Channel-he5fr]

Anyone else stop watching at "we won't be showing it" 😂

[@alansherby4046]

Came up short, he's done the jump many times, this time for some reason he came up short. R.I.P MY FELLOW RIDER🙏

[@vicentefloresjr1311]

my condolences to his family and friends 🙏RIP

[@Pmeyer1226]

“according to Legend of Nievel” great investigative reporting, apparently she has aspirations of taking her editors job. 😑

[@Mazxlol]

High risk, high reward. He at least died doing what he loved. We all die one day anyway. RIP.

[@brianjennings8538]

Half of the people that go are expecting a crash, then they act surprised when they see one!

[@Qusin111]

why was the landing ramp higher then the launch ramp? he had to make distance and gain height which is unproductive to meet the needed goal.

[@itsROMPERS...]

Because the guy was an idiot, or committing suicide.

[@jasonkincaid7192]

@@itsROMPERS... you think the landing should be the same size as the take off, but he’s the idiot eh

[@freepalestine2434]

A slight step-up has a lot of advantages for long jumping actually. It enables you to work with a longer landing for one, and it also reduces the steepness needed. No offense to Jeff, but his comment shows that he's unfamiliar with these sorts of jumps.

[@mountainplumbing]

Exactly what I was thinking. Maybe the camera angle? Either way if you watch it he bumped the throttle just at the bottom. Maybe the bike? Either way he needed to be going faster. A lot.

[@jasonkincaid7192]

@@mountainplumbing speed was definitely the caveat here but the ramp is the key issue. Not enough lift. Little more height, length and curvature needed for pop. There’s other videos this is visible

[@ashleylynn2701]

This was actually his practice jump of like 150 feet was not his actual jump which he has I believe done the distance before. This was a terrible tragedy and our town has lost a amazing guy.

[@Canthony_]

@Jim Jones 😐

[@richardberger326]

Jim Jones made me do it!

[@CV-dl3hj]

This makes flying in a wingsuit look safe.

[@TMoody]

That sudden stop is killer.

[@mintbrisk5961]

If you fly too close to the sun with wings made of wax, don’t expect the Ascension to last long..

[@elvenkind6072]

@@jasonkincaid7192 And what a typical internet cynic you are. Did some of the words make you think, or feel something?

[@THEWIZARDOFMENLOPARK]

CAREFUL ICARUS...

[@saltalavera8258]

I prefer it's best to live one day as a tiger than a thousand years as a sheep.. he now joins all the other Daredevils that have come and left before him a select and Elite group..

[@kittyfrisco7681]

Growing up in the era of evil Knievel never cared to see such suicidal stuff. R.I.P. Alex Harvill.

[@octowuss1118]

I’m with you; that’s why I’m a Super Dave fan, instead

[@jasonlacroix6083]

Remember Gary Wells?

[@Diggzdotsti]

Update: They gave him the record of 425 feet!!!

[@justifiedtruth9722]

You shouldn’t be a daredevil if you have kids or you’re married It’s not fair

[@dreadrea3265]

100%!!!!

[@jerryherrin6470]

"Everyone was traumatized by it, but we knew it would be a chance." Right. At least 1/4 of the people that went there went there FOR the chance. How many people go to NASCAR just to watch the wrecks?

[@jesusramos1440]

As many as it takes to fill the racetrack

[@brandoncoventry5461]

Is it just me or is it weird that they're playing Hells Bells when two of those people were doing an interview

[@johngrepo9976]

Actually it was for those who like to rock by ac-dc

[@skipmoto3438]

Died doing what he loved. RIP BROTHER

[@1SmokeyRider]

Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.

[@1SmokeyRider]

@C Cato I can tell you live an exciting life by all of the videos of you doing stuff.

[@embracethesuck1041]

Being free means being free to make dangerous decisions for yourself.

[@walexander8378]

Being smart means knowing those dangerous decisions have consequences for your family.

[@embracethesuck1041]

@@walexander8378 And that's a matter for his family.

[@Foxxnioxx]

@@walexander8378 Mind your own business.

[@YourFavouriteDraugr]

@@walexander8378 You are not accounting for stupidity, you see.

[@hughmanatee7657]

“He died doing what he loved.” But he didn’t love the last few feet.

[@shortshift1405]

Lost my life for a couple of minutes same place at moses lake on the 4th of july.. lost my memory for a few minutes and had a broken bone near my collar bone... I'm glad I'm still alive to tell the story and feel terribly bad for him and his family. Rest in paradise 🙏🏼

[@geopioneergsxr5357]

"Lost your life" but only broke 1 bone?🤔 I broke 23 bones on my last motorcycle crash and didn't even come close to losing my life.

[@marklevesque9634]

RIP my brother, you will be sadly missed, Ride those clouds proud, sadly I never knew you before this tragedy, but your a hero to me ❤️. Love and prayers from Maine. ❤️🙏❤️🙏❤️🙏❤️🙏❤️🙏❤️

[@TaylorOwen]

My goodness. Shout out to his family. Peace and love.

[@phillippunter3253]

Nothing can take me away from the serenity of my living room to a death test. 😅😅😅😂😂🤣🤣🤣

[@2ssrs950]

I use to race 4 wheelers and it's a sickening feeling flying threw the air knowing your gonna come up short. Rip bud

[@Hoplasa]

"I'm a nurse soo..." followed by "so for me that's traumatic" .... it's almost like that nurse bit didnt matter what so ever lel, she just wanted everyone to know that xd

[@davidwright873]

Im a plumber....so.....well, you know....

[@kyluscorner8818]

Rewatching, I can see how she could come across as just being very proud of her profession, haha, (and for the devil's advocate, maybe she inwardly wanted to name check her profession [esp after their work during this pandemic] to bolster her standing and credibility before a national audience). Consider this though; depending on where and what type of nursing she does, she very may well have seen a lot of physical trauma injuries, maybe even some that messed with her head, to be frank. Seeing the accident from afar, she may very well have better understanding of what variety of traumatic injuries he's suffered, along with what it may look like up close in the for those who were trying to save his life, because she herself has visceral memories of what treating similar victims looked, sounded and smelled like. Health care workers (including EMTs) get exposed daily to a lot of the harsh realities of life, the fragility of it in the very least.

[@GoldStar-ol9eb]

@@davidwright873 😂perfect

[@RustyZipper]

I stayed at a Holiday Inn Express last night so I am a Nuclear Physicist and very traumatized by this video. I’m going to devote the rest of career examining physics and gravity to determine why an object in the air collides with the ground every time

[@rickb6694]

I'll give her the benefit of the doubt and assume she was trying to relate what she saw to patients with traumatic injuries, being a little shook up and nervous to be speaking to reporters...

[@sarapiper385]

Rest in peace Alex

[@AjninHaru]

What an inspiration. If I were to have attempted such a feat in hindsight I would not have wanted the crash censored. That is part of his life as a daredevil. His death was not ordinary. It was spectacular. May God grant me such an exit!

[@gprang]

CBS didn't want anyone triggered. If not for the potential of failure, there would be no dare in daredevil.

[@malcolmandrews4942]

You can have such an exit tomorrow.

[@AjninHaru]

@@malcolmandrews4942 true, but I would rather hangout and trigger snowflakes such as yourself.

[@FrugalOffGrid]

He died doing what he loved. Good for him. 🙏

[@chaseme9860]

"Nievel" Gah!!! This generation.

[@katt6894]

I didn't even know what she was trying to say until I saw the name on the screen and then I just shook my head.

[@Vanhook4456]

Put some respect on the Legends name...🇺🇸

[@eandevideos5598]

Millennials

[@ijhyjcvyhhhgjf5956]

Im with you. Shocking no one corrected her before they recorded it. I mean this wasn't impromptu.

[@charlesjones32787]

1:17 robbie "neevle"...im now old enough to where a news reporter has no idea who evel or robbie knievel are...fml

[@MomoKunDaYo]

I'm only 25 and cant believe how little some adults know

[@communitymusiccenterofhous6982]

@@MomoKunDaYo Its called cultural amnesia. Generally, but overwhelmingly, Millennials and Gen Z'ers are only interested in cultural information of their generation. They write off cultural history as old therefore undesirable. These two generations are the most willfully ignorant of the post-industrial age.

[@johngrepo9976]

@@communitymusiccenterofhous6982 thank you for the most accurate explanation of the generations we are surrounded by

[@jonfox5366]

I just lost my best friend crashed two weeks ago. He died doing what he loved. May God bless us all 🙏🙏🙏🙏🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@Twisted_Biscuit]

Whoever put the jump together should be arrested. The zoomed out view of the jump to landing clearly shows that jump was impossible to do, the trajectory of the jump is way too low.

[@justinski11]

"I'm a nurse" No one cares

[@codymoe4986]

Hmmm...says the person who took the time to comment about it... Try harder...

[@user-zf8ge7qj6m]

That was bizarre.

[@matchthat5053]

The young man knew the risks , To some they will say he was stupid for trying. I say he was brave and daring. Rest Well in the Arms of heaven.

[@yoofouuk4911]

nah... he was stupid.

[@frankmacomb1223]

He was stupid. He left two kids without a dad.

[@dutchman9775]

Sorry for your loss!

[@dobermanguy9437]

If you have two small children and a wife and you're going to do something stupid like this this guy wasn't thinking about his family

[@Horatioj7663]

In today’s society many live a bored and uneventful life. At least he died doing what he loved. I’m sure he knew the risk that comes with being a daredevil. Condolences to his Family. RIP

[@indiopeninsulares6723]

No

[@cameltube-vk7el]

Your is one of the few sane comments, I just am stunned by the wacko's as they even replyed to yours with negativity wow....he was testing God [Country Gal] really wtf????? Peace out Ms.Johnson n Godspeed

[@cameltube-vk7el]

@Country gal Babe, please let me know where in the books i.e. bible that says this....like so I can find this on BibleHub. I disagree with your perspective & even more so with your "interpretation" of or bringing God into this. Even as I said I disagree completely & if I had the time I would break down each point you make\made here with facts & other things\stuff dulling your intention[s] along with others that are posting insanity really....so there is that AlwaysForward ~ Godspeed

[@bradbutcher3984]

Gang bangers live the same life.

[@cameltube-vk7el]

@@bradbutcher3984 L o L......l m a o, wait, what? well as far as "...knew the risk that comes with being a daredevil. Condolences to his Family. RIP..." That part? I agree totally! OR I am replying to joke at 02:00 & to tired to get it? I need to get horizontal....thats what I need to do. Peace Out Brad ~ Nice size fish, what kind is it if you don't mind me asking?

[@marco3dartist]

Rest in Peace mate. You died doing what you loved. Respect.

[@patrickvanmeter2922]

I get tired of hearing, "he was doing what he loved to do". Does this phrase help, or make people feel all warm and fuzzy?

[@CR500R]

Reporter can't be bothered to pronounce the Knievel family name properly. The "K" is NOT silent, hun.

[@daukterd1123]

She’s has no idea who kneival is. Nor did any editors or producers ?? Wtf

[@CR500R]

That is modern day, lazy "journalism" at it's best. Clown world. 🤡

[@octowuss1118]

So sorry for this family’s loss. On a different note, who’s never heard of the name Knievel, other than the reporter who mispronounced it?

[@AlmostReady504]

Yeah, She pronounced it with a silent K. How could no one catch that? Unreal

[@crickittorres8077]

Ya but they think they know more than we do. Bet they have never heard of Elvis either?

[@jasonlacroix6083]

@@crickittorres8077 everyone has heard of elvis Costello.

[@knoodelhed]

Only one too young to have watched coverage of him

[@lightningmacqueen4097]

That reporter totally kneeds to learn how to pronounce things. Maybe she was being threatened with a k-nife!!! 🔪

[@raynic1173]

OMG, from that final frame freeze, he cased that hill hard. No surviving that. RIP my brother.

[@juliejules7780]

That's why I sit on my couch all day watching tv

[@orlandojohnson5742]

Ikr! I wish I could do a lot of things … but I like living & I’ve had too many near death accidents!! Live life one day at a time! I’m riding a motorcycle again after 20 plus yrs! But I’m not trying to pop wheelies & walk the bike 20-60 feet or more! I’m 50 plus & slower healing or no healing at all! Count your blessings & live Godly best ya can! That was so sad watching him attempt that knowing it could end his life!?

[@rauldeluna1]

These "traumatized " witnesses are still jamming out to rock n roll and tailgating.

[@ryanjones7681]

They all came to watch the same thing.

[@kcdawg2060]

You screen name speaks volumes. They were there to witness a Record Breaking attempt performed by a DAREDEVIL!!! Why don't you take a RISK sometime and let us know how it works for you. Insensitive Clod!!!

[@rauldeluna1]

@@kcdawg2060 I dont think you understood my comment. If I had been there and saw this terrible tragedy, the last thing I would want to do is listen to continue enjoying the day with music and festivities. Yet in the video clip it appears that these people just went on with their day without missing a beat.

[@viquol432]

Gravity 1 Alex 0

[@theboigamingk9962]

This is so sad rip Alex gone too soon crazy that I live so close to there🙏🙏

[@bornfuct]

I scooped out like 29 raisins from my raisin bran this morning...

[@mymydelilah]

1:06.."this stunt was risky" but Alex enjoyed and was proud of what he was doing.. ...brave soul, R.I.P. Alex

[@MrTwitch62]

Very sad, my heart and prayer goes out to his family and friends

[@crism2176]

Lol

[@standardarm63]

I stopped dirt jumping after my friend broke his back behind my property. Now I ride flatland only.