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BFL213 · 17.8.2013

Harold Perotte

French

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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:
BFL213
Object:
Earth
Cause of death:
Impact in terminal freefall
Date:
17. 08. 2013
Time:
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Exit point:
France › Dent de l'Arclusaz › Dent de l'Arclusaz
Exit type:
Vertical

Personal

Name:
Harold Perotte
Gender:
Male
Nationality:
French
Age:
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Experience:
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Equipment & Setup

Canopy:
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Canopy size:
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Container:
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Suit:
Unspecified › Unknown - Unspecified WS
Packing:
Slider Up
Deployment:
BOC

Circumstances

Weather:
Winds light and variable
Factors:
Proximity flying Loss of speed-glide

Description

He had flown the normal line flown by experienced jumpers from this exit,BUT wrong appreciation of the height on the way of the grassy dome then too low. Slide and Impact in the grass.

author of the report: Harold’s father and his base jumpers friends

Gallery

Lost, but not forgotten...