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Dean Potter hiking with his dog, Whisper.
Dean Potter hiking with his dog, Whisper.
Bruce Finley of The Denver Post
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Adventurist Dean Potter died Saturday after making an illegal jump off a high point in California.

He was 43.

reported Sunday that Potter and fellow jumper Graham Hunt died after trying a wing-suited flight late Saturday from 7,500-foot Taft Point, above the Yosemite Valley.

Potter is survived by his girlfriend, and his blue heeler, Whisper.

Potter has been controversial and sponsors, such as Patagonia, withdrew their support. , often with Whisper on his back, is illegal in Yosemite National Park.

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