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Unfortunately there was a fatality in the Chamonix area.
Wingsuit jumper, apparently a 51yr old Canadian.
http://www.20min.ch/...-Mont-Blanc-17411629

A great shame. One of the most down to earth, fun loving guys I've met abroad. BSBD.

Hate to hear this.

Google Translate:

September 9, 2015 7:24 p.m.
France
He kills himself when jumping into "wingsuit" Mont Blanc
A man who plunged from the Aiguille du Midi (3842 meters) Wednesday around 13:30, was found dead at the Plan de l'Aiguille (2300 meters) by rescuers.

A Canadian of 51 years was killed Wednesday in the Mont-Blanc when jumping into "wingsuit" an extreme sport consisting in launching into the void with a combination of wing-like, a- it was learned from the gendarmerie.


The man, who plunged the Aiguille du Midi (3842 meters) around 13:30, was found dead at the Plan de l'Aiguille (2300 meters) by the rescuers of high mountain Gendarmerie platoon (PGHM) of Chamonix. These "could only note the death," they said.

The circumstances of the accident are unknown. An investigation is underway. This is the first jump accident in "wingsuit" in France this year, according to the website specialized Blinc magazine, which lists all the accidents of this type in the world.

Some details I received on Facebook from friends who were there.

"Dave Buchanan impacted while wingsuiting a technical low turn under power lines on a line just discovered yesterday. It is a hard 90 degree between cable car lines, over a rock pile and the under powerlines which then leads into a 2.0 glide. More difficult and lower than "cheese grater". He was very current at brevent, 60 jumps recently and 5 jumps from midi."