Jim was attempting a “burning parachute cutaway” jump.

He planned to jump with a parachute that had been lit on fire, separate from the burning parachute, and deploy a his normal BASE canopy in freefall.
Jim exited the bridge with the burning parachute, according to plan.

He separated from the burning parachute too low, and although he deployed his normal parachute normally, there was insufficient altitude for the canopy to inflate prior to impact with the water below the bridge.

Jim’s container opened and his canopy achieved line stretch, but with insufficient inflation his descent rate at impact was not survivable. Jim was retrieved by other jumpers to the pick up boat, but was not breathing and had no pulse on retrieval. His body was transported by boat to Centennial Waterfront Park, and he was declared dead there and his remains transferred to the Twin Falls County Coroners office