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BFL379 · 8.10.2019

Pierre Brosseau

56-Year-Old French

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15

BASE seasons

1800

BASE jumps

500

WS BASE jumps

500

Skydives

WS skydives

Incident

Incident category:
BASE Fatality
ID:
BFL379
Object:
Earth
Cause of death:
Impact subterminal (near exit)
Date:
08. 10. 2019
Time:
09:20
Exit point:
France › Magland › Panoramix
Exit type:

Personal

Name:
Pierre Brosseau
Gender:
Male
Nationality:
French
Age:
56
Experience:

Equipment & Setup

Canopy:
Atair Aerodynamics › Troll
Canopy size:
Container:
Adrenalin BASE › Zak 3
Suit:
Air Glide › Mono
Packing:
Deployment:

Circumstances

Weather:
Sunny Winds light and variable
Factors:
Health issues Unstable exit

Description

We went to jump Panoramix (an exit Pierre opened with Jean-Michel Peuzin in 2008, in two pieces). He didn’t jump it again after the opening in 2008, and two weeks ago we went to see again this exit, for a future jump in Mono.
Nothing particular at the exit, no wind, no slippery rock, us smiling and concentrating on the jump as usual. We decide to jump in two way, me behind him.
After the exit I see something is wrong with Pierre. His left leg is straight, but his right leg was bent (too much force on the exit?. It offsets it on the right edge when he got into the track position, turn to the right, off center even more, he kicked his legs in the bend and this put him on his back and then he impacted after 6 sec against the cliff in half-face track on the back. His parachute opened on impact, which took him down the cliff. He died instantly. He did not suffer. He was accompanied to the end.
He was a very skilled base-jumper, opened a lot of exits, always here to share his experience, loved by everyone who met him.
It’s a great loss for the french base community