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Incident
- Incident category:
- BASE Fatality
- ID:
- BFL245
- Object:
- Earth
- Cause of death:
- Impact in terminal freefall
- Date:
- 14. 09. 2014
- Time:
- —
- Exit point:
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Switzerland › Walenstadt › Sputnik
Other incidents at this location: BFL202, BFL267, BFL327, BFL363, BFL394, BRFEM, BFL429, BFL434, BFL453, BFL500
- Exit type:
- Vertical
Personal
- Name:
- Gabriel Ruiz
- Gender:
- Male
- Nationality:
- Mexican
- Age:
- —
- Experience:
- —
Equipment & Setup
- Canopy:
- —
- Canopy size:
- —
- Container:
- —
- Suit:
- Phoenix-Fly › Vampire Race
- Packing:
- Slider Up
- Deployment:
- BOC
Circumstances
- Weather:
- Sunny Winds light and variable
- Factors:
- Proximity flying Loss of speed-glide
Description
According to their observation it looks like he stalled his Wingsuit about 600 Meters before the entry to the crack and was not able to recover.
As said, this is only information from non jumpers and could be inaccurate.
Gabo was an experienced jumper who started Wingsuit base over 10 years ago.
If you have any credible information to add to this report please contact us .
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