Boss Bungee-Jump for Charity Bounced by Lack of a Permit
Employees lost a chance Saturday to shove their bosses off a 22-story bungee-jumping tower for charity because state officials said they no longer issue permits for equipment scheduled to be used in the jumps.
California Adventures Expo and radio station KIK-FM (94.3) selected 15 employees who had submitted written statements on why their bosses should be tossed.
A portion of the $30 bungee-jumping fee was to be donated to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. The jump was scheduled as part of a two-day event in Irvine that features a variety of adventure sports such as ballooning, kayaking, rafting and scuba diving.
But in a letter dated May 11, the California Office of Safety and Health Administration notified Quantum Leap, the company providing the tower, that permits were no longer being issued for cranes manufactured by Link-Belt Construction Equipment, PPM Cranes Inc. and Grove Worldwide.
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