Julian Tom Manship

Weather conditions at the time were reported to be clear skies with light winds on a new moon, launch altitude was approximately 1500-feet. Witnesses, approximately 3500?? away on the ground, report hearing the beginning stages of deployment for about 1 second followed by impact with the ground. Ground crew arrived at Tom immediately and checked for vital signs. 911 was called at approximately 12:33 AM, and authorities arrived on the scene within minutes. Ground crew noticed that both brakes were still stowed and the slider was only 1/4 to 1/3 of the way down the lines. The autopsy report confirmed Tom died on impact from multiple fatal injuries. Death was attributed to a low pull but no clear conclusions can be made as to why. A gear check was performed after removal and nothing was found to be wrong with his equipment. His gear was configured appropriately for this jump and he was wearing a Tracking Suit. Tom was an extremely well liked and experienced BASE jumper with 1869 BASE jumps from more than 40 objects. Tom, who spent his summers in Twin Falls, Idaho making 4 jumps a day, was known and loved by many jumpers around the world