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Incident
- Incident category:
- BASE Fatality
- ID:
- BFL98
- Object:
- Earth
- Cause of death:
- Object strike under canopy
- Date:
- 06. 05. 2006
- Time:
- —
- Exit point:
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Ukraine › Crimea › Engelsk
Other incidents at this location: BFL62
- Exit type:
- Vertical
Personal
- Name:
- Alexey Sayutin
- Gender:
- Male
- Nationality:
- Russian
- Age:
- —
- Experience:
- —
Equipment & Setup
- Canopy:
- —
- Canopy size:
- —
- Container:
- —
- Suit:
- Everyday Clothing worn › Slick
- Packing:
- Slider Down-Off
- Deployment:
- Hand Held
Circumstances
- Weather:
- Sunny Winds light and variable
- Factors:
- 180 Offheading
Description
This is a hand held slider off short delay from a cliff. After 2 to 3 seconds of freefall this jumper experienced an off heading opening. He hit the wall and slid down the rest of the way to the talus. He was still alive at that point and resuscitation efforts were quickly begun but Alexey died an hour and half later. The above three BASE fatalities are similar and all occurred in a span of three weeks. As our sport becomes ever more popular, and we approach our hundredth BASE fatality, it may be time to reflect on the obvious dangers and to instill in people that BASE is not the sport for everyone. BASE jumping is like a Rose, it is beautiful, and it can hurt you, and it all depends on how you grab for it.
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