Thierry Van Roy · BASE Fatality List

Incident

Incident category:

BASE Fatality

ID:

BFL57

Object:

Earth

Cause of death:

Low pull

Date:

02. 04. 2001

Time:

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Exit point:

Switzerland › Lauterbrunnen › La Mousse

Other incidents at this location: BRFJO, BFL84, BFL106, BFL120, BFL169, BFL347

Exit type:

Vertical

Personal

Name:

Thierry Van Roy

Gender:

Male

Nationality:

Belgian

Age:

Experience:

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Equipment & Setup

Canopy:

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Canopy size:

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Container:

—

Suit:

Everyday Clothing worn › Slick

Packing:

Slider Up

Deployment:

BOC

Circumstances

Weather:

Winds light and variable

Factors:

Not enough forward seperation on exit Proximity flying

Description

Thierry had 100 plus skydives and about 240 BASE jumps (fifty are from cliffs). He is doing a 3-way, launching first, on his back (video person above him filmed the whole jump). Thierry took too much time to come back to a good position facing away from the wall. He attempted to make a quick quarter turn and deploy, but impacted before complete deployment of his canopy. Two days prior to his death, he did ten jumps in the valley, and witnesses attested to the fact that he is really very tired. He is passionate for the sport and loved the people who -like him- jumped for their own, and not for the show. His many friends miss him deeply. The report also included the following: Just a few words about this site La Mousse. It is high and you can fly 9 to 10 seconds if you track like hell. But the pure vertical is not more than 6 seconds. He was 39 years old If you have a picture of this jumper please contact us