BFL376 | 3.9.2019

Eric Hallan

from United States of America34 years

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5

BASE SEASONS

1700

SKYDIVES

1400

WS SKYDIVES

400

BASE JUMPS

400

WS BASE JUMPS
  • Date & Time: 3.9.2019, 09:15
  • Location: High trench line, Walenstadt, Switzerland
  • Category: BASE Fatality
  • Object Type: Earth
  • Cause Of Death: Impact subterminal (near exit)
  • Clothing - Suit: Freak 2Expert Wingsuit by Squirrel
  • Canopy: Mayhem7 Cell - Vented by Bad Seed BASE
  • Container: Paradox2 Pin by Bad Seed BASE
  • Packing & Setup: Slider Up BOC Short Start
  • Weather: Sunny, Winds light and variable
  • Possible Factors: Burble from other jumper, Clipped ledge after exiting, Unstable exit

What do we believe happened?

 

Eric had been jumping this exit for the last few days with another jumper and this was a planned two way like many before, the jumper in front landed but never saw Eric the entire jump police and rescue were called. Eric impacted the first ledge 5 sec down. He hit head first we recovered glasses and helmet parts on the second ledge . At this point his canopy was half out and he proceeded to hit 2-3 more ledges before coming to a rest in a boulder field wrapped up in his canopy.1 pin was in and PC was stowed .

No camera footage is salvageable because of the head first impact. His initial impact was 8-12 feet away from the sheer wall. This leads me to believe he had a bad exit from the wet grass and his feet went over his head putting him in a front flip / Full scorpion

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