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BFL412 · 22.8.2021

Heike Rößler

55-Year-Old German

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2

BASE seasons

16

BASE jumps

WS BASE jumps

144

Skydives

WS skydives

Incident

Incident category:
BASE Fatality
ID:
BFL412
Object:
Earth
Cause of death:
Object strike under canopy
Date:
22. 08. 2021
Time:
21:02
Exit point:
Norway › Romsdalen › Katthammeran
Exit type:
Vertical

Personal

Name:
Heike Rößler
Gender:
Female
Nationality:
German
Age:
55
Experience:
Beginner

Equipment & Setup

Canopy:
Atair Aerodynamics › OSP 2
Canopy size:
205
Container:
Adrenalin BASE › Hybrid Alien
Suit:
Everyday Clothing worn › Slick
Packing:
Slider Up
Deployment:
BOC

Circumstances

Weather:
Winds light and variable Sunset
Factors:
180 Offheading Altitude awareness Not enough separation from object

Description

Description:

Good exit, 100-110 degrees side rotation to the left in freefall until she pitched, no freefall control, no tracking, 10 seconds delay, opening very close to the wall, 20-30 degrees off-heading to the left from her body position, 120-140 degrees from the direction of her exit push, first impact under canopy after 1.5 seconds, no visible actions under canopy, after several impacts for about 150 metres against the almost vertical part of the wall she stopped at the highest point of the talus without any visible movements. The helicopter rescue found her dead at this spot almost 2 hours later.

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Lost, but not forgotten...