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Incident
- Incident category:
- BASE Fatality
- ID:
- BFL344
- Object:
- Earth
- Cause of death:
- Impact subterminal (near exit)
- Date:
- 24. 06. 2018
- Time:
- —
- Exit point:
- Norway › Romsdalen › Litjfjellet
- Exit type:
- Vertical
Personal
- Name:
- Bjørn Emil Gjøstøl
- Gender:
- Male
- Nationality:
- Norwegian
- Age:
- 37
- Experience:
- —
Equipment & Setup
- Canopy:
- Atair Aerodynamics › OSP
- Canopy size:
- —
- Container:
- Adrenalin BASE › LD2
- Suit:
- Phoenix-Fly › Sukhoi 2
- Packing:
- Slider Up
- Deployment:
- BOC
Circumstances
- Weather:
- Winds light and variable
- Factors:
- Not enough forward seperation on exit
Description
This was a two-way wing suit jump from Litlfjellet, and by reviewing the footage from the other jumper (Bjørn Emils brother) and two colleauges filming from the top, it is clear what happened.
Sadly, this was a case of jumping from the wrong exit point. Bjørn Emils brother was roughly a meter in front of Bjørn Emil and slightly to his left. 30 meters below, a large ledge ran from left to right, gradually protruding on the right side. The jumpers lept simultaneously with good exits. The left jumper barely cleared the ledge and flew out and deployed as normal. Bjørn Emil never cleared the ledge, impacting after two seconds.
His canopy came out on impact, inflated and flew out from the wall in a slow right turn, eventually impacting the wall again and putting Bjørn Emil to rest on the cliff. Rescue was called and he was exfiltrated by helicopter.
What we lost day was not just a fellow jumper. Bjørn Emil Gjøstøl was a proud father, a loving husband, a beloved son and brother, a dear friend, a respected college, a true warrior. He will be forever remembered and deeply missed.
- report by friend of Gjøstøl brothers
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