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Anyone have any info on a fatality in baffin yesterday involving an australian jumper?

It was a male and not D.
Take care,
space

RIP mate ...

RIP mate. I'm absolutely gutted.

RIP Buddy....

Anyone who was there have any details of what happened?

R.I.P



The greatest guy I had met in Australia.

Damn.





BSBD

Any heads up what happened?

Gonna miss ya mate,i still owe you one fo´r that A bust in my backyard ;)
fly free bruva :(

This really sucks. My condolences to all who knew him. I am hoping to hear from my brother soon. This is absolutely terrible.

My thoughts are with his family.

Take care, all.

Due to incomplete facts i have removed this post. BSBD. Deepest Condolences to family.

damn. deepest condolences to your wife, daughter and family.


luka

Horrible year it has been. :/ Even though we had our controversies we also shared some nice jumps and some nice exits with Jim. My thoughts are with his wife and baby daughter, fly free bro.

RIP Pidge. Enjoyed seeing you in places like KL and LB. Greatest respect to your wife and baby.

Pidge? Dangit! I did not recognize the other name. He always was and is Pidge to me. A real Austrailian Legend. Respect Bro. Very nice to meet ya.

Take care,
space

Sad news. My heart goes out to Flo and their daughter.

Soooo sad... Blue skies, Jim

From the Baffin team:
"Weather conditions and gear were not contributing factors.
More information will become available in time.
Out of respect for JM’s family and friends, please refrain from speculation and be patient."
Hang in there Baffiners.
Take care,
space

Fly free 'Aussie hobbit'

A sad day.....I met Jim in LB a few years ago, and had the pleasure of making a few with him. He was a real "Go-Getter", and had that wild fire in his eyes that said it all.......
Fly Free Bro.....

Fly Free my friend. :´(

/AV

You saw that fire too. Nice, Devilish was it not? I thought it was only me who saw this. When I met him at ITW and he introduceded himself as Jim I asked him if he was Jimmy Freemann (another great controversial friend) and got a bit irate and luckily for me he did not punch me out and we were friends forever after he knew I was joking him. My heart goes out to you Flo.
Take care,
space

just wanted to confirm ... is that Jim that jumped at Picton ?
started freeflying with him years ago ... suxxxxxxx :(

I'm gonna miss you man !
It was always a pleasure to see you at the exit point.
You had that special "something" and I admired you a lot.

Fly free pidgeon.

My deepest condolences and wishes for healing go to Flo, Mia and Jim's family.
My thought are also with the crew at Baffin and Jim's mates at home.

Cya brother.

g.

The arseholes from the Sydney Telegraph are publishing posts out of this thread and peoples comments from youtube so please be careful what you post.

You will be missed Jim, i can't believe your gone. My heart goes out to little Mia and Flo, you will never be forgotten mate and I will cherish the memories we had. XX

So sad...RIP buddy

RIP Jim.
what a sad news.
you were a kind guy and a very good basejumper.
never forget you.

Coming up 2 weeks and still no explanation to what happened. Any updates?

I received this e-mail two days ago.

"On the evening of May 8th, our dear friend Jim Mitchell was killed on a jump on Baffin Island. Out of respect for his family and friends, we will not be making a public statement or releasing any details at this time. Family and friends request that their privacy be respected and that they not be contacted for any information."

 
I think we've already got most of the answers as to what happioned. keep in mind they were a long way from home. We may have sat phones and internet blogs now but Baffin is still remote by any standard. There are things that just can not be handaled over an HF radio. They wont even be able to start to deal with this till they get back to the world. Give them a chance to deal with this. I'm sure they'll come out with an incedent report of what happened.

The family may still be comming to grips with all this. If they've asked for time to be able to greave I think we should give them the space they need.

Lee

from a practical matter, we can't expect to get details. we can only hope.

let's be generous to those involved. let's give them space. (it's a long way from Baffin to Australia).

in time, they may be generous and provide details. they may not. it's their call.

Pidge obviously left a wonderful impression on many.
RIP

Hi guys, I'm a reporter for a local newspaper from where Jim grew up in Australia. His father invited me to a memorial service for Jim, so I thought I'd post the story here.

http://www.theleader.com.au/...-jumper/1834808.aspx

I'm sorry you lost him, he sounds like a great character.


edited to make the link clicky -- wwarped

Bummer!!! I just realized who Jim was with the posting of his pic. Fly free friend!!!! We had some good and sketchy times jumping a small cliff for target practice one day. You will be missed. RIP!!!!

Taylor

Are there any details known now?
Can we learn something from this accident?

Let's be careful out there....

http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/attempts-called-off-to-recover-dead-base-jumpers-body-from-baffin-island-95975244.html

U all know Jim didn't like me much but i find it pretty sad that his body is going to stay on the side of a mountain. Does anyone know if there are plans for a future recovery when the weather gets better?