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Colombian

BFL309 · 24.9.2016

Felipa Acosta

32-Year-Old Colombian

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BASE jumps

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Skydives

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Incident

Incident category:
BASE Fatality
ID:
BFL309
Object:
Earth
Cause of death:
Object strike under canopy
Date:
24. 09. 2016
Time:
Exit point:
Colombia › Cocora valley › Frailejones valley
Exit type:
Vertical

Personal

Name:
Felipa Acosta
Gender:
Male
Nationality:
Colombian
Age:
32
Experience:

Equipment & Setup

Canopy:
Canopy size:
Container:
Suit:
Everyday Clothing worn › Slick
Packing:
Slider Down-Off
Deployment:
BOC

Circumstances

Weather:
Medium winds
Factors:
180 Offheading

Description

The jumper in this fatality had previously jumped this exit 2 times before , on this jump he opened with an off heading and a line twist which put him directly impacting the wall and had died due to his injuries.

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