Giacomo Maione

27-Year-Old Italian

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BFL390 BFL392

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Incident

Incident category:: BASE Fatality
ID:: BFL391
Object:: Earth
Cause of death:: Impact in terminal freefall
Date:: 29. 08. 2020
Time:: —
Exit point:: Switzerland › Lauterbrunnen › Via Ferrata
Other incidents at this location: BFL142, BFL144, BFL170, BFL184, BFL193, BFL222, BFL333, BFL370
Exit type:: Vertical

Personal

Name:: Giacomo Maione
Gender:: Male
Nationality:: Italian
Age:: 27
Experience:: —

Equipment & Setup

Canopy:: —
Canopy size:: —
Container:: —
Suit:: —
Packing:: Slider Up
Deployment:: BOC

Circumstances

Weather:: Rain Medium winds
Factors:: Altitude awareness

Description

Two jumpers from Via Ferrata with the first jumper exiting and landing with no issues, the second jumper has exited shortly after and has died from injuries sustained on the jump.

The first jumper has said that after he opened he looked back and saw Giacomo's canopy impacting the wall and believes he has impacted in full flight.

Bad weather (Clouds/rain/low visibility) may have been a big factor in this death.