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Fatality Lauterbrunnen, 30.12.2010
Bad news from the valley. Sorry to read this. Condolences to family and friends.

"Dritter tödlicher Unfall
Beim tödlich verunfallten Basejumper handelt es sich um einen Ungarn. Er sprang als letzter einer acht Personen umfassenden Gruppe mit einem Wingsuit - einem flügelartigen Sprunganzug - von der Mürrenfluh. Er geriet in eine unstabile Fluglage und prallte bei sich öffnendem Fallschirm gegen die Felswand.
Danach stürzte er in eine Baumgruppe ab und konnte nur noch tot geborgen werden. Es ist der dritte tödliche Basejumping-Unfall im Lauterbrunnental im laufenden Jahr. Im September kam ein Kanadier ums Leben, im August ein Deutscher. Das Lauterbrunnental ist ein Mekka für Basejumper."

Source:
http://www.tagesschau.sf.tv/Nachrichten/Archiv/2010/12/30/Schweiz/21-Jaehrige-stirbt-beim-Schlittlen
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Re: [BASE_1175] Fatality Lauterbrunnen, 30.12.2010
English (Google) translation:

When deadly injured Base Jumper is a Hungarian. He jumped as the last of an eight-strong group with a wingsuit - a wing-like jump suit - from Mürrenfluh. He got into an unstable attitude and crashed in a parachute is opening against the rock wall. He then crashed into a grove of trees and was found dead. It is the third fatal accident in the Lauterbrunnen Base Jumping in the current year. In September, a Canadian was killed in August by a German. The Lauterbrunnen Valley is a mecca for base jumpers
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Re: [BASE_1175] Fatality Lauterbrunnen, 30.12.2010
The fatally injured base jumper is a hungarian. he jumped as the last of an 8 person eclectic group with a wingsuit -- a flying jump suit -- from the Muerrenfluh. He got into an unstable flying position and hit hit agains the cliff with an open parachute. Afterward he crashed into a patch of trees and died in a secure position (?). This is the 3rd fatal basejumping accident in lauterbrunnen to-date this year. In september a canadian perished, and in august a german. lauterbrunnen is a mecca for basejumpers.
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Re: [ecolisurprise] Fatality Lauterbrunnen, 30.12.2010
In reply to:
and died in a secure position

when his body was recovered he had already passed away..
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Re: [BASE_1175] Fatality Lauterbrunnen, 30.12.2010
R.I.P.
Sad year.
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Re: [BASE_1175] Fatality Lauterbrunnen, 30.12.2010
Unfortunetely, its true, a good one passed again.. Marko Mike was a well known skydiver and base jumper in hungary, everyone loved him, he was a real best friend and I feel honored I could know him.

That morning 8 of us went up to h-ultimate ramp, 4 tracking jumpers, 4 wingsuiters. He exited last, solo ws jump. I did not see his jump, was stashing my gear, only heard the strike. According to eye witnesses at landing (3 belgian jumpers) he got unstable right after the exit, they did not see if he hit the first positive part, so he probably did not get instable of hiting the cliff in freefall. Then he was in spin and roll for a long time, he could not fix the position, then he pulled, but too late, he striked the ledge at the 1/3d of the cliff (down at around 250m level) before canopy inflation. After the strike the canopy opened, and he flew down close to the river, landed on a tree already dead.

He had around 1500 skydives and 230 base jumps. He had min. 150 ws jumps, min. 50 in base. He jumped TS X-Bird (second suit, he started with BM s6), he already put around 50 jumps in that suit, he was quite familiar with it, he jumped it earlier in the valley and the days before his last jump. He always did nice, solid, intensive and stable exits, also from the ramp on h-ultimate. According to his last helmet cam video,(the day before he died) he started to fly away the wall before reaching the positive part under the exit, what you gotta jump over. This time he lost the camera, it was impossible to find it.

These are the facts.
I can not understand how could it happen, but it happened. We will never know if he slipped on exit (the ramp was clean and dry) or just made a bad exit and could not recover..take your consequences, and jump safe.

RIP my friend.
If anyone who knew him and want to attend the funeral pm me.

Csaber
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Re: [Csaber] Fatality Lauterbrunnen, 30.12.2010
R.I.P

very sad indeed...
FrownFrownFrown


16 were lost in 2010 lets hope the new year brings lower then this past year
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Re: [Csaber] Fatality Lauterbrunnen, 30.12.2010
Csaba, im very sorry about the loss of your friend. Condolences from Finnish group
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Re: [MBA-PATTO] Fatality Lauterbrunnen, 30.12.2010
 


Condolences and best wishes to family and friends!




Very-Very sad year!
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Re: [Csaber] Fatality Lauterbrunnen, 30.12.2010
Merciless was a great guy, a solid jumper and I will miss him greatly. RIP mikey, it was a privileg knowing you.
My thoughts go out to all the hungarian crew.
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Re: [windchaser17] Fatality Lauterbrunnen, 30.12.2010
Am shocked & out of words ... what to say than that he was a great guy and it was a pleasure jumping with him and having him around wheter BASE jumping, skydiving or just partying ... condolences to family, friends and the BASE ciganzy who lost another great irreplacable member.

Take care guys, best regards from Fiji
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Re: [Csaber] Fatality Lauterbrunnen, 30.12.2010
Csaba,

I'm sorry to hear about your loss. My deepest condolences to you, the whole hungarian crew and his family.

BSBD!
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Re: [maretus] Fatality Lauterbrunnen, 30.12.2010
I never forget You my fuckin cigany brother
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Re: [Csaber] Fatality Lauterbrunnen, 30.12.2010
Very, very sad ...
My condolence to family and all Hungarian friends.
Fly forever Mike...

"Zeppelin"
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Re: [Csaber] Fatality Lauterbrunnen, 30.12.2010
Very sad Csaber... all my condolences to his family and best friends.
Jérôme