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- Owner: NBC News
- Clip Name: 5112521824_s07
- Date: 5/12/83
- Title: TIGHTROPE WALKER JAY COCHRAN IS UNSUCCESFUL IN BID TO WALK ACROSS HIGH WIRE ABOVE MISSISSIPPI RIVER
- Production Unit: NN
- Media Type: AS
- Media ID: N830512
- Ardome ID: 1100100717059857122
- Hit Time: 18:50:27
- Duration: 00:00:27;00
- Location: New Orleans, Louisiana;Mississippi River;
- Era: 1980s
- Personalities: Cochran, Jay
- Short Description: TIGHTROPE WALKER JAY COCHRAN IS UNSUCCESFUL IN BID TO WALK ACROSS HIGH WIRE ABOVE MISSISSIPPI RIVER
- Comments: Acc #: 99032;Edited;Reviewer: JB;Created By: JB;
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Long Description:
JAY COCHRAN WALKS ON TIGHTROPE STRETCHED ABOVE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. GUST OF WIND KNOCKS HIM OFF BALANCE AND HE DROPS BALANCE POLE. HE FALLS AND STRADDLES WIRE UNTIL THE WIRE IS LOWERED TO RIVER LEVEL AND COCHRAN IS RESCUED BY COAST GUARD BOAT. ON SHORE AN ANGRY COCHRAN SHOVES AND KNOCKS DOWN A REPORTER WHO TRIES TO QUESTION HIM.
TA; BROKAW V.O. FEED - 83E0580
Producers: NBC