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Incident
- Incident category:
- BASE Related Fatality
- ID:
- BRFKH
- Object:
- Other
- Cause of death:
- Impact in terminal freefall
- Date:
- 18. 08. 2025
- Time:
- —
- Exit point:
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Switzerland › Grindelwald › Eiger South
Other incidents at this location: BFL523
- Exit type:
- Vertical
Personal
- Name:
- Kirk Hawkins
- Gender:
- Male
- Nationality:
- American
- Age:
- 58
- Experience:
- Beginner
Equipment & Setup
- Canopy:
- —
- Canopy size:
- —
- Container:
- —
- Suit:
- —
- Packing:
- Slider Up
- Deployment:
- BOC
Circumstances
- Weather:
- Sunny Winds light and variable
- Factors:
- Proximity flying Emergency low pull Loss of speed-glide Altitude awareness
Description
This was a helicopter jump flying over the Eiger and landing down near Grindelwald, This jumper had impacted along the line he had chosen.
https://www.tetongravity.com/american-dies-in-eiger-wingsuit-accident/
https://snowbrains.com/american-wingsuit-flier-dies-in-accident-at-foot-of-the-eiger-switzerland/
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