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From the official police report:

Brienz: Wingsuit-Flieger tödlich verunfallt
Ein Wingsuit-Flieger ist am Samstagabend in Brienz bei einem Unfall ums Leben gekommen. Der 28-Jährige kollidierte ersten Erkenntnissen zu Folge während eines Fluges mit Bäumen. Er erlag seinen Verletzungen noch am Unfallort.
Der Wingsuit-Flieger war am Samstag, 24. Mai 2014, gemeinsam mit vier Kollegen von der Oltschiburg oberhalb von Brienz zu einem Flug gestartet. Kurz vor 1830 Uhr kollidierte er gemäss ersten Erkenntnissen mit Bäumen und stürzte in eine Schlucht bei Unterbach ab. Dabei erlitt er schwere Verletzungen. Trotz umgehend eingeleiteten Rettungsmassnahmen verstarb der 28-jährige Schweizer noch am Unfallort. Die genaue Unfallursache ist Gegenstand von Ermittlungen.
Der Verunfallte wurde mit einem Helikopter der Rega geborgen. Zur Betreuung der unverletzten Kollegen wurde das Care Team des Kantons Bern aufgeboten.
Regionale Staatsanwaltschaft Oberland
(sd)

Translation (as good as possible...)

An fatal wingsuit accident: Brienz
A wingsuit flyer died Saturday evening close to Brienz in an accident. The 28-year-old collided according to initial findings during a flight with trees. He died from his injuries at the scene.
The wingsuit flier exited on Saturday, 24 May 2014, together with four colleagues from the Oltschiburg above Brienz. Shortly before 18:30 o’clock, he collided according to initial findings with trees and crashed into a canyon in Unterbach. He suffered serious injuries. Despite immediat initiated rescue measures, the 28-year-old Swiss died at the scene. The exact cause of the accident is under investigation.
The victim was rescued by helicopter from the Rega. To take care of the uninjured colleagues, a Care Team of the canton of Bern was called up.
Regional prosecutor Oberland

Did this guy not have any friends or is it just a sign of the times?
When I first started jumping a fatality started discussions and condolences were offered. Nearly a month has passed and not so much as a BSBD or Fly free, let alone a discussion as to what may have been the cause.

Shame we have become so used to these accidents and that his friends wish to sweep things under the rug so to speak.





Laters,

Julian

maybe some people are not into the web2.0 mourning thing?

i personally dont like doing facebook and forum RIP posts. if i knew the deceased or any of his friends and family, id rather reach out personally and directly to them.

i dont think its nice to say that his friends are trying to sweep something under the rug here. the way someone deals with a fatility of a close friend is a very personal thing, and just because no ones posting here doesnt mean he had no friends.

He was a really good friend but he wasn't at all into the webbase thing. I passed my condolence directly to his family and relatives as I guess all his friends did. I don't think this has anything to do with getting used to accident but more on the importance you give to the internet circus ...

He was an amazing guy and will be missed.

 does anybody know his experience level? not like it matters I suppose the best and the least experienced die :(

condolences

This is an 'Incident' forum. This is where we learn valuable lessons. BSBD responses would be found in the 'BSBD' forum.

If you read the sticky "Addition of BSBD Forum - Please Read" thread, it's states

"for all memorial type posts such as 'BSBD', 'RIP Buddy', 'Sympathies to the family' we kindly request you use the new BSBD forum section. Where you can pay your tributes and offer your sympathies."

Yawn,

You are not getting the point of my post and I don't give a fuck where you should post what. May I suggest you & Guide get jobs as either librarians or teachers you dullards… possibly traffic wardens seeing as you like important rules so much.

It is not about a lack of condolence posts per se.
It is about a fatality going virtually un-noticed, no discussion as to what may of happened, no acknowledgement from the wider community, nothing but a local newspaper report.

I must say I am not a fan of internet mourning, especially if you never knew the deceased.
I do however find it a little sad that a jumper passes and nobody acknowledges it and his memory simply fades as if nothing ever happened.
10 years ago a fatality was a major occurrence in the BASE world, now they have become so commonplace we don't even notice unless it is one of the Yourtube superstars.

Laters

Julian

..." now they have become so commonplace we don't even notice "

Possibly ??? .. Question asked and answered, on Wingsuit fatalities and it's connection to Low-emotional responses to the event .
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maybe everyone is out jumping instead of typing.

44

Not just that. If a well known person, liked very much person, lots on youtube/vimeo/FB person, long in the sport person, etc. person goes in, there generally is more outcry then when a - fill in opposites adjectives of above - person goes in. That is understandable in a way, but I fully agree with Jools that we should learn from each others errors. Being fatal or not. And, if people keep on making the same mistakes, we should learn something from why people keep on doing that. My 2 cents.

Ronald

so nobody knows what went wrong in this one? was it a judgement error coming to close the terrain? or is there a different lesson to learn? I hope whoever has the details will take the time to write them soon.