TWIN FALLS, Idaho — For this story, we need to go back.
Twin Falls Sheriff, Tom Carter, said it's a moment a lot of people still remember.
"It goes clear back when the Evel Knievel jumps that jump in 1974," said Carter. "If you're old as I am, you remember that. It created an incredible circus like atmosphere, it was just awful."
Carter said the community never wanted to see it happen again because it brought thousands into the city and it used up their resources, as they cleaned up the vandalism and debris that the crowds left behind.
"It just wasn't pleasant during that time period," he said.
After the failed attempt, it sparked interest from other daredevils.
"There was a few people here that had wanted to jump the canyon," he said.
Most didn't get the approval, but Eddie Braun, a renowned Hollywood stuntman, did.
It's because Sheriff Carter jumped in for him.
"Eddie was the only one that wasn't here to create a circus," he said. "He was here to jump the canyon, that was his goal."
September 17, 2016, he did it. Eddie Braun did what Evel Knievel couldn't do.
He fearlessly and successfully jumped the Snake River Canyon.
Eight years later, that life or death moment in Twin Falls echoes in Braun's mind.
Carter said Braun met with him during a visit to twin, taking a leap of faith by asking to be part of the community.
"I said, 'Eddie, why in the hell would you spend the amount of money it took and take the time out of your life to come up here to twin falls and swear in as a reserve deputy?' Said carter. "He said, 'everything I do is make believe,' aND he said, 'being a part of something real means a lot to me.' I swore him in as a special reserve deputy with special talents."
The position lets Braun jump between Hollywood and Twin Falls to do training with the sheriff's office, search and rescue team and others in the community.
Carter said Braun's stuntman skills makes him an expert in repelling, scuba diving and other search and rescue techniques, which is what first responders need for their next stunt that calls for their assistance.
"Who gets trained by a man like that, that's pretty big deal," said Carter.