Knievel’s son to jump canyon

THE son of daredevil Evel Knievel wants to follow in his late father’s footsteps and attempt to jump the Snake River Canyon in southern Idaho, a spokesman for Robbie Knievel said.

Jeff Lowe said motorcycle jumper Robbie Knievel will be in Twin Falls today to discuss the plan with local officials.

The jump is tentatively set for the Fourth of July weekend in 2011, almost four decades after Evel Knievel’s try, Lowe said.

Evel Knievel, who died in 2007, failed to clear the chasm in 1974 in a rocket-powered Skycycle when the parachute malfunctioned and deployed after takeoff.

Strong winds blew the cycle into the canyon, landing him close to the swirling river below.