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BASE seasons
250
BASE jumps
120
WS BASE jumps
420
Skydives
250
WS skydives
Incident
- Incident category:
- BASE Fatality
- ID:
- BFL306
- Object:
- Earth
- Cause of death:
- Impact in terminal freefall
- Date:
- 26. 08. 2016
- Time:
- —
- Exit point:
- Switzerland › Kandersteg › Alpschelehubel
- Exit type:
- Vertical
Personal
- Name:
- Armin Schmieder
- Gender:
- Male
- Nationality:
- Italian
- Age:
- 28
- Experience:
- —
Equipment & Setup
- Canopy:
- Squirrel › Ibex
- Canopy size:
- 250
- Container:
- Squirrel › Strong Lite
- Suit:
- Tony suits › Rebel Freebird
- Packing:
- Slider Up
- Deployment:
- BOC
Circumstances
- Weather:
- Sunny Winds light and variable
- Factors:
- Proximity flying Loss of speed-glide
Description
This is reportedly to be the first Base jumper to film his last fateful flight using the Facebook Live app.
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