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BASE jumps
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WS BASE jumps
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Skydives
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WS skydives
Incident
- Incident category:
- BASE Fatality
- ID:
- BFL102
- Object:
- Earth
- Cause of death:
- Impact in terminal freefall
- Date:
- 09. 09. 2006
- Time:
- —
- Exit point:
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Austria › Styria › Dachstein Southwal
Other incidents at this location: BFL356
- Exit type:
- Vertical
Personal
- Name:
- Bernd Stecher
- Gender:
- Male
- Nationality:
- Austrian
- Age:
- 27
- Experience:
- —
Equipment & Setup
- Canopy:
- —
- Canopy size:
- —
- Container:
- —
- Suit:
- Phoenix-Fly › Original Tracking suit two piece
- Packing:
- Slider Up
- Deployment:
- BOC
Circumstances
- Weather:
- Sunny Winds light and variable Sunset
- Factors:
- Proximity flying Loss of speed-glide Clipped ledge after exiting
Description
The following is from an internet translation: Bernd is with a colleague from Salzburg when they rode the cablecar to the top of Dachstein, with the intent to hurl themselves into the deep over the southwall. The jumper from Salzburg jumped first, then the jumper from the Steirmark region. At about 2000 Meters high (assuming ASL) the 27-year old experienced some problems, the cause of which is unknown, and went too close to the wall. He bounced against the cliff, his parachute opened and got caught and Bernd St. stayed there hanging from the lines without his life
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