Thor Alex Kappfjell

Norwegian

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BFL43 BFL45

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Incident

Incident category:: BASE Fatality
ID:: BFL44
Object:: Earth
Cause of death:: Object strike under canopy
Date:: 07. 07. 1999
Time:: —
Exit point:: Norway › Lysefjorden › Exit 6
Other incidents at this location: BFL36, BFL47, BFL52, BFL53, BFL65, BFL92, BFL153, BFL192, BFL342
Exit type:: Vertical

Personal

Name:: Thor Alex Kappfjell
Gender:: Male
Nationality:: Norwegian
Age:: —
Experience:: —

Equipment & Setup

Canopy:: —
Canopy size:: —
Container:: —
Suit:: Everyday Clothing worn › Slick
Packing:: Slider Up
Deployment:: BOC

Circumstances

Weather:: Sunny Winds light and variable Low level clouds
Factors:: Proximity flying

Description

Thor is reported to have jumped into a fog bank and may have lost his bearings once under canopy and hit the wall.

Thor is a popular BASE jumper and is one of six known people to jump from the World Trade Center Towers in New York City.
(The other five are Owen Quinn, Van Refuse, Nick Feteris and John Vincent. The sixth is a jumper who chooses to remain anonymous).