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Todd Sampson's Why?
From video: Paraplegic BASE jumper jumps off SAME bridge where he had his accident 🪂#basejump #wheelchairsport
Published: March 17, 2026
Video Description
Canadian extreme athlete Lonnie Bissonette returns to the same bridge where in 2004 he was was left paralysed after a BASE jumping accident off the Perrine Bridge in Twin Falls, Idaho. Defying doctors and conquering his own fears, he continues to BASE jump in his wheelchair. #ToddSampsonWhy
Todd Sampson’s Why? - Stream now on ABC iview: https://ab.co/ToddSampsonsWhy
Program Synopsis:
In a world increasingly divided by uncertainty and judgement, WHY? steps into the grey. Across the series, Todd Sampson immerses himself in lives shaped by belief, obsession, conviction and risk, meeting people whose choices are confronting and sometimes deeply unsettling. Rather than asking whether they are right or wrong, this series asks something far more intriguing: Why?
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