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A daredevil Colorado skier has been killed after trying to jump 40 feet across a busy highway, only to fall short and land on the road.
Dallas LeBeau, 21, died in the 'high risk stunt' over the US 40 highway on Berthoud Pass on Tuesday.
Emergency services were called to reports of an unconscious man at around 3pm.
Despite a bystander's desperate attempts at CPR, LeBeau was pronounced dead at the scene.
'He wanted to do things that nobody else had done. He always said his birthday was the same day as Evil Knievel,' childhood friend Devin Shirk told FOX31, referring to the famous motorcycle stuntman.
Colorado skier Dallas LeBeau has been killed after trying to jump 40 feet across a busy road and falling onto the blacktop
The 21 year-old died in the 'high risk stunt' over a highway on Berthoud Pass on Tuesday. He is seen in a final Instagram video posted March 25
The tragedy unfolded at US 40 near milepost 241.5 (pictured), just west of the Berthoud Pass summit
'He encouraged other people to start skiing too. That was one of my favorite things about him too, is even if it wasn't jumps, he would just be like, 'You just
