BFL10 | 26.4.1986

Marilyn Ettema

from New Zealand

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BASE SEASONS

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SKYDIVES

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WS SKYDIVES

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BASE JUMPS

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WS BASE JUMPS
  • Date & Time: 26.4.1986
  • Location: Wollomombi Falls, New South Wales, Australia
  • Category: BASE Fatality
  • Object Type: Earth
  • Cause Of Death: Object strike under canopy
  • Clothing - Suit: SlickSlick by Everyday Clothing worn
  • Canopy: Unknown
  • Container: Unknown
  • Packing & Setup: Slider Down-Off BOC Vertical
  • Weather: Sunny, Winds light and variable
  • Possible Factors: 180 Offheading, Unstable exit

What do we believe happened?

Marilyn's last jump is from a technically difficult waterfall. Apparently she went off unstable, caught her feet in her lines during deployment, had an off heading opening, and then experienced a wall strike. She was very much loved and respected by the community of jumpers in Brisbane and elsewhere.

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