Re: [Mikki_ZH] Fatlity Switzerland, 13.08.2016
Translated:
BASE jumper killed in an accident on the Titlis
Jump to death : at the Titlis - east wall is an accident , a BASE jumper 13 August 2016th
Shortly after starting a 23 - year-old has rebounded in the rock wall . Police describe the extreme athlete as learn .
A BASE jumper from central Switzerland started in the morning at about 10:20 at the Titlis east face in Engelberg . The jump direction Restaurant waterfall was fatal . The 23 -year-old bounced about 300 meters below the branch point in the rock face , as the cantonal police Obwalden telling .
The exact cause of the accident is the subject of ongoing investigations , it is stated in Communiquée . The rescue operation was conducted by the Rega and would have elaborately designed . The police called the victim as an experienced BASE jumper . ( Kko )