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Incident
- Incident category:
- BASE Fatality
- ID:
- BFL91
- Object:
- Earth
- Cause of death:
- Object strike under canopy
- Date:
- 03. 07. 2005
- Time:
- —
- Exit point:
- France › Chartreuse › Chartreuse
- Exit type:
- Short Start
Personal
- Name:
- Jurij Graciov
- Gender:
- Male
- Nationality:
- Russian
- Age:
- —
- Experience:
- —
Equipment & Setup
- Canopy:
- —
- Canopy size:
- —
- Container:
- —
- Suit:
- Everyday Clothing worn › Slick
- Packing:
- Slider Up
- Deployment:
- BOC
Circumstances
- Weather:
- Winds light and variable
- Factors:
- 180 Offheading Clipped ledge after exiting
Description
Below is an internet translation from a French BASE jumping web site. Right now it sounds like a turn on opening and a wall strike. Our friend died yesterday morning in the Chartreuse Nature Park. He exited last of a group of five people. He may have hit a plateau during deployment, ending up dead under canopy. Jurij had completed several hundred BASE jumps. We lost a dear friend, and the Foreign Legion lost a brother-in-arm..
New Update from his brother:
this is a short video about him. Im very appreciated u for keeping memories about this great people:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxQCVULBZTE
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