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For those who want to post respects:
http://www.basejumper.com/...;;page=unread#unread

for those who want to read the facts then they are available:
http://www.blincmagazine.com/forum/wiki/Marcus_Stigo

...fly free Marcus!

I've edited the title of this thread to show that it's a different incident than the other Kandersteg fatality at the top of the page.

Report is here

Thanks for sharing.
The google translation is terrible though. Does not even make sense.

Anyone know of a better service for translating pages?

basically it says that the jumper had a good flight from the classic Kandersteg exit, then had linetwists and a wall strike after opening.

Translation from the link above:

"On Saturday August 11 2012 at about 10.40am the man met with five other Basejumpers at the lower Tatelishorn at the exit "Kandersteg Classic". He exited second of the group and had no problems during the flight according to first reports. When he opened his canopy it twisted, as a consequence the man hit the wall a couple of times, and then hit a ledge.

The emergeny doctor could only testify the death of the basejumper. His body was recovered with a rope winch. The dead basejumper is a 28 year old austrian citizen."

Thank you.

fly free my friend...

   wow....so young!
What a tragic end. so sorry, truly!

Deepest sympathy to the family.

We just NEVER know when it will be "our" time to cross the boundary from the "visible" to the "Invisible" world....