By Wilson Wong - NBC News
Daredevil
motorcyclist
Alex Harvill died Thursday while practicing for
a world record jump
in Washington state, authorities said.
Harvill, 28, crashed during the first Moses Lake Airshow event at Grant County International Airport, about 105 miles southwest of Spokane, according to the show's website.
This was the amazing flight of the illusionist David Blaine with more than 50 helium balloons
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Video of the incident shows Harvill
landing near a ramp, hitting the edge of a dirt berm and being thrown from his motorcycle.
The stunt driver
was taken to a hospital but died shortly after
, event organizers said.
"Morrison's coroner will conduct an autopsy Friday to confirm the cause and manner of death, which is normal procedure," the Grant County Coroner's Office said in a statement Thursday.
"Our condolences to Alex's family, friends and loved ones," he added.
Alex Harvill set a record in 2013 for the longest dirt-to-dirt motorcycle ramp jump.Kevin J. Salisbury
Harvill, who set a record in 2013 for the longest dirt-to-dirt motorcycle ramp jump (297 feet, or 90.5 meters), was trying to jump more than 351 feet (107 meters) and break the Guinness World Record set at 2008 by Robbie Maddison.
The young man shared his excitement for the potentially record-breaking jump on his Instagram page.
"Come see me get to this ramp on June 17," he
wrote.
In her last post on Tuesday, she wrote, "Suzy is ready to be released!"
