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Incident
- Incident category:
- BASE Fatality
- ID:
- BFL73
- Object:
- Earth
- Cause of death:
- Object strike under canopy
- Date:
- 11. 01. 2003
- Time:
- —
- Exit point:
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Switzerland › Engelberg › Cold steel
Other incidents at this location: BFL72
- Exit type:
- Vertical
Personal
- Name:
- Robert Hinden
- Gender:
- Male
- Nationality:
- Venezuelan
- 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
- Factors:
- 180 Offheading
Description
This is the first BASE fatality of 2003 and occurred 3 months after the last one and from the same launch point. Robert did a 4-5 second delay and his body position seemed good. He opened with a 90 degree left off heading opening. A few seconds later the canopy turned further left and impacted the wall. Robert slid down the wall until stopped by the highest point of the talus. This area is not reachable by foot and a helicopter is called. The helicopter arrived with two doctors on board who pronounced Robert dead from severe head trauma. Friends say Robert usually wore a Bonehead helmet, with knee and elbow pads, but did not wear them on this jump. The gear is destroyed by the rescue, but is inspected by a jumper on-site. He said both toggles are released. Everything else on the rig appeared to be in working order.
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