Carlos de la Fuente

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BFL182 BFL184

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Skydives

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WS skydives

Incident

Incident category:: BASE Fatality
ID:: BFL183
Object:: Earth
Cause of death:: Object strike under canopy
Date:: 30. 03. 2012
Time:: —
Exit point:: Switzerland › Lauterbrunnen › High Nose
Other incidents at this location: BFL125, BFL137, BFL157, BFL177, BFL283, BFL465
Exit type:: Vertical

Personal

Name:: Carlos de la Fuente
Gender:: Male
Nationality:: Spanish
Age:: —
Experience:: —

Equipment & Setup

Canopy:: —
Canopy size:: —
Container:: —
Suit:: Everyday Clothing worn › Slick
Packing:: Slider Up
Deployment:: BOC

Circumstances

Weather:: Sunny
Factors:: Not enough forward seperation on exit 180 Offheading

Description

Report: Jumper is reportedly to have between 20-50 base jumps... Not enough distance from high nose, off heading and impacted wall..

Jumpers should be aware that although High nose has been jumped by many people with intermediate tracking skills, this exit is classed as a wingsuit and experienced trackers only. Please be aware of your own abilities know how to track and pull at a safe altitude.