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BFL342 · 21.6.2018

Osvaldo "Ofl" Figueroa

46-Year-Old Puerto Rican

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BASE seasons

19

BASE jumps

WS BASE jumps

Skydives

WS skydives

Incident

Incident category:
BASE Fatality
ID:
BFL342
Object:
Earth
Cause of death:
Low pull
Date:
21. 06. 2018
Time:
14:30
Exit point:
Norway › Lysefjorden › Exit 6

Other incidents at this location: BFL36, BFL44, BFL47, BFL52, BFL53, BFL65, BFL92, BFL153, BFL192

Exit type:
Vertical

Personal

Name:
Osvaldo "Ofl" Figueroa
Gender:
Male
Nationality:
Puerto Rican
Age:
46
Experience:

Equipment & Setup

Canopy:
Apex BASE › FLiK II
Canopy size:
Container:
Apex BASE › The Summit
Suit:
Phoenix-Fly › PTS Tracking suit two piece
Packing:
Slider Up
Deployment:
BOC

Circumstances

Weather:
Sunny
Factors:
Extracted Pilot Chute too late Not enough separation from object

Description

Jumper has exited with no forward tracking separation/distance from the wall with a classic low pull that impacted the wall at line stretch then with his canopy open and no human interaction (dangling in harness ) the canopy had a slow turn to impact the wall and slid down until coming to rest at the bottom of the wall.


Updated:16th July
This was Oswaldo’s 20th BASE jump, his 4th jump from exit #6 at Kjerag. His first jump from exit 6 was slick(no tracksuit). His 2nd and 3rd jump were in his tracksuit that he received at the event. He had done some practice jumps in his friend’s tracksuit prior to the event.
He had a normal exit, swept into the tracking position and began to turn to the right, he got almost no forward movement prior to the turn. At 10 seconds, he pitched his pilot chute while facing the wall. He impacted a ledge when he was almost to line stretch. His parachute inflated after his first impact and was slowly rotating. He impacted the wall several more times and came to rest at the top of the talus. It seems from the video that the initial impact was unsurvivable and was announced dead at the scene.
Oswaldo was doing the work. He had taken the first jump course and an advanced BASE course the previous year. His dream was to jump a wingsuit from Kjerag and was working towards that goal. His previous jumps were good, but did have a tendency to turn once he was up to speed. There is nothing that can simulate subterminal tracking other than subterminal tracking. You can’t skydive your tracksuit enough, but the exit is already in high airspeed and the squishy air of subterminal is a completely different beast. Balloon jumps are always recommended prior to terminal walls, if you have one available to you.

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