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BFL361 · 12.12.2018

Vincent Francois

French

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BASE seasons

650

BASE jumps

WS BASE jumps

Skydives

WS skydives

Incident

Incident category:
BASE Fatality
ID:
BFL361
Object:
Earth
Cause of death:
Impact subterminal (near exit)
Date:
12. 12. 2018
Time:
15:00
Exit point:
Switzerland › Lauterbrunnen › High Ultimate Ramp

Other incidents at this location: BFL161, BFL196, BFL204, BFL313, BFL422, BFL454, BFL459, BFL470, BFL528, BFL530

Exit type:
Underhung

Personal

Name:
Vincent Francois
Gender:
Male
Nationality:
French
Age:
Experience:

Equipment & Setup

Canopy:
Canopy size:
Container:
Suit:
Phoenix-Fly › Havok Carve
Packing:
Slider Up
Deployment:
BOC

Circumstances

Weather:
Snow
Factors:
Unstable exit

Description

Information from a jumper standing back off the ramp has said that when he exited he was totally head down to the point he believed he would need to do a flip to correct his position.After a few seconds he heard him impact the wall a few times and was then under canopy with no inputs until he came to rest on a ledge underneath via Ferrata impact point.

Gallery

Lost, but not forgotten...