3
BASE seasons
350
BASE jumps
180
WS BASE jumps
900
Skydives
650
WS skydives
Incident
- Incident category:
- BASE Fatality
- ID:
- BFL397
- Object:
- Earth
- Cause of death:
- Impact subterminal (near exit)
- Date:
- 30. 10. 2020
- Time:
- 10:39
- Exit point:
- Italy › Adige Valley › Adige
- Exit type:
- Short Start
Personal
- Name:
- Fabrizio Paciocco
- Gender:
- Male
- Nationality:
- Italian
- Age:
- 46
- Experience:
- Beginner
Equipment & Setup
- Canopy:
- —
- Canopy size:
- —
- Container:
- —
- Suit:
- Squirrel › Aura 4
- Packing:
- Slider Up
- Deployment:
- BOC
Circumstances
- Weather:
- Sunny Winds light and variable
- Factors:
- Unstable exit
Description
Fabrizio was jumping alone and chose to do a jump he hadn't done before, finding the exit with the GPS point. He was in contact with a friend on whatsapp, agreeing to check in after landing. When Fabrizio didn't make contact for 30min the rescue services were called.
Fabrizio was found around 30m from the base of the cliff, canopy out but most likely from the impact.
We hope to have more details once we examine his equipment.
Update :
After reviewing Fabrizio's GoPro we can see he had a bad exit which caused him to go very head low on exit. He immediately corrected the dive but the terrain under the exit was not sufficient for him to recover in time.
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