BFL11 | 20.6.1986

John Ray Foster

from Australia

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Unknown

BASE SEASONS

2700

SKYDIVES

Unknown

WS SKYDIVES

1

BASE JUMPS

Unknown

WS BASE JUMPS
  • Date & Time: 20.6.1986
  • Location: Trollvegen, Romsdalen, Norway
  • 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 Up BOC Vertical
  • Weather: Sunny, Winds light and variable
  • Possible Factors: Unstable exit

What do we believe happened?

Ray (Australian) is an experienced skydiver (2,700 jumps) making his first BASE jump. He launched head down, lost control, deployed unstable and hit the wall. This is Trollveggen's fourth BASE fatality.

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