BFL309 | 24.9.2016

Felipa Acosta

from Colombia32 years

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Unknown

BASE SEASONS

Unknown

SKYDIVES

Unknown

WS SKYDIVES

450

BASE JUMPS

Unknown

WS BASE JUMPS
  • Date & Time: 24.9.2016
  • Location: Frailejones valley, Cocora valley, Colombia
  • 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: Medium winds
  • Possible Factors: 180 Offheading

What do we believe happened?

The jumper in this fatality had previously jumped this exit 2 times before , on this jump he opened with an off heading and a line twist which put him directly impacting the wall and had died due to his injuries.

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