BFL280 | 13.3.2016

Patrick Kerber

from Switzerland35 years

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Unknown

BASE SEASONS

Unknown

SKYDIVES

Unknown

WS SKYDIVES

2000

BASE JUMPS

1400

WS BASE JUMPS
  • Date & Time: 13.3.2016
  • Location: High Titlis, Engelberg, Switzerland
  • Category: BASE Fatality
  • Object Type: Earth
  • Cause Of Death: Impact in terminal freefall
  • Clothing - Suit: Unknown - Unspecified WSUnknown Wingsuit by Unspecified
  • Canopy: Lobo7 Cell - Vented by Apex BASE
  • Container: Unknown
  • Packing & Setup: Slider Up BOC Underhung
  • Weather: Low level clouds, Medium winds
  • Possible Factors: Clipped ledge after exiting, Not enough forward seperation on exit

What do we believe happened?


Initial police report states,

At the time of the deceased jumping there was bad weather in the area with lots of low level fog. This could of increased the chance of impact from low visibility.

The deceased was found in the valley below the jumping point impacted.

Please note that If you are going to jump by yourself always have a check in and out procedure , either telling your loved one a message will be sent before and after or better still jump with others,

This helped the initial investigation as this is exactly what patrick had done every jump with his Friends having a message before and after the jump and the rescuers found Patrick in a timely fashion..

One more thing on Patrick
He was a highly experienced and skilled big wall alpine wingsuit jumper and very familiar with this exitpoint in question (as he had opened it and jumped it years before it came into the general public´s knowledge)

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Can you help us with incident interpretation? We are interested in any details regarding personal experience, gear, weather conditions and any other circumstances related to the incident.

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