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MBA-PATTO
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Fatality 3rd April, 2019 - Dumpster, Lauterbrunnen, Swizterland
Sadly our first for the season Frown


Here is the link for BFL on http://Blincmagazine.com for those of you who are not on the Basejumper ONLY facebook page.
We do not release the name on here for 2 weeks until after the fatality even if the media already releases the name.

https://www.blincmagazine.com/...ex.php?title=bfl-364

If you are a base jumper and do not know about the BFL on Facebook here is a link to the page.

(You will be asked to verify yourself as a base jumper)

https://www.facebook.com/...ps/BASEFatalityList/

As normal we release all details (Name/picture) we have been given here as soon as we get them from first hand accounts.

Here is the Base statistics page as well if you are interested

https://www.blincmagazine.com/...=Fatality_Statistics

And finally here is a new BFL website, New fatalitys will not be available for 2 weeks as this is public/media seen.

http://bfl.baseaddict.com/#BFL
bellisima
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Re: [MBA-PATTO] Fatality 3rd April, 2019 - Dumpster, Lauterbrunnen, Swizterland
What is the reason behind the fatality incident this month?
TomAiello
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Re: [bellisima] Fatality 3rd April, 2019 - Dumpster, Lauterbrunnen, Swizterland
Sounds like low pull with some issue deploying the PC. Maybe missed pull, maybe hard pull, maybe some kind of fumble. No way to say for sure from the given information.

In reply to:
BFL# : 364 (1st of the year)
Name: X
Date: 3rd April, 2019
Nationality: Russian
Location: Dumpster, Lauterbrunnen Switzerland
Object Type: Earth
COD: Low Pull + pc problem
Clothes / Suit: Tracking suit Sumo 2
Gear / Parachute:Flik 254, Apex TL
Age: 30
Skydive Experience: 380
BASE Experience: 75
WS BASE Experience:: 5
Years/Seasons in Base: 1
Time of day: 1:20pm (13:20)
Casual factors: Unknown
Exit Altitude: 1730ft - 527metres
Conditions: Good weather in the morning with stronger winds mid afternoon. Foehn Wind also present
Wind on ground: Strong
Wind on exit: medium strength
Description: X started BASE jumping last year. During his first trip (FJC + Brento) he made 47 jumps, his track was very good. He improved it quickly and sometimes opened lower than he should. He was warned about it by his mentor (Semjon Lazarev) and other jumpers.
Last jump X made with Semjon and we have information from him. X was the second in 2-way, but in free fall he overtook Semjon and was ahead. Semjon opened and saw X attempt to open. In his words, the height of the first attempt was about 80 meters from the ground. For an unknown reason, X could not open immediately and impacted before linestretch.

Maybe he missed PC, or his hand slipped off. Also handle on his PC was open, and we know cases when a finger stucked in it.
+ 20-30 meters could save him.

We can only repeat the old truths:
Low pull = danger!
PC problem = danger!
Low pull + PC problem = death.