Brian M Bielinski

49-Year-Old American

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BFL301 BFL303

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Incident

Incident category:: BASE Fatality
ID:: BFL302
Object:: Earth
Cause of death:: Impact subterminal (near exit)
Date:: 17. 08. 2016
Time:: —
Exit point:: Switzerland › Lauterbrunnen › High Ultimate No Ramp
Other incidents at this location: BFL160, BFL253, BFL326, BFL433
Exit type:: Underhung

Personal

Name:: Brian M Bielinski
Gender:: Male
Nationality:: American
Age:: 49
Experience:: —

Equipment & Setup

Canopy:: —
Canopy size:: —
Container:: —
Suit:: Phoenix-Fly › Original Tracking suit two piece
Packing:: Slider Up
Deployment:: BOC

Circumstances

Weather:: Rain
Factors:: Unstable exit Clipped ledge after exiting

Description

The rock was dry but the mud was still a bit slick, 3 jumpers. He went last. I saw him exit.
The exit looked unusual, too head low and not far away.
Shortly after exit there was a jolt in his body position (2 seconds in). I suspect he clipped the ledge with his feet.
His body was thrown head down and he remained in that position until he impacted with nothing out about 7-8 seconds later right above the tree ledge.
At this point the canopy came out and he had another wall strike before tumbling and coming to rest on the talus.