Lori Barr

37-Year-Old American

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BFL64 BFL66

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BASE seasons

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BASE jumps

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WS BASE jumps

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Skydives

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WS skydives

Incident

Incident category:: BASE Fatality
ID:: BFL65
Object:: Earth
Cause of death:: Impact in terminal freefall
Date:: 23. 07. 2002
Time:: —
Exit point:: Norway › Lysefjorden › Exit 6
Other incidents at this location: BFL36, BFL44, BFL47, BFL52, BFL53, BFL92, BFL153, BFL192, BFL342
Exit type:: Vertical

Personal

Name:: Lori Barr
Gender:: Female
Nationality:: American
Age:: 37
Experience:: —

Equipment & Setup

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

Circumstances

Weather:: Sunny Winds light and variable
Factors:: Altitude awareness Not enough separation from object

Description

Lori launched and lost stability on her first cliff jump. With five previous Perrine bridge jumps and the required amount of skydives Lori is on an organized BASE expedition to Norway. The trip included a site specific BASE jumping course taught by very competent instructors. However, Lori hit the cliff wall in freefall at about 11 seconds. What makes this fatality a little more chilling is the fact Lori did everything right as far as following the current advise on how to get into BASE jumping. She was 37 years