BFL352 | 26.8.2018

Mark Hart

from United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland44 years

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2

BASE SEASONS

250

SKYDIVES

Unknown

WS SKYDIVES

185

BASE JUMPS

Unknown

WS BASE JUMPS
  • Date & Time: 26.8.2018, 14:30
  • Location: Nose 3, Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland
  • Category: BASE Fatality
  • Object Type: Earth
  • Cause Of Death: Impact in terminal freefall
  • Clothing - Suit: PTS Tracking suit two pieceTracking Suit by Phoenix-Fly
  • Canopy: 245 Vision7 Cell - Vented by Atair Aerodynamics
  • Container: Hybrid2 Pin by Adrenalin BASE
  • Packing & Setup: Slider Up BOC Vertical
  • Weather: Sunny, Winds light and variable
  • Possible Factors: Aerials, Emergency low pull, Not enough forward seperation on exit

What do we believe happened?

A 2 way tracking jump was planned from nose 3 with mark going towards the left and me going right. On exit Mark did a double front flip which over rotated and caused him to be unstable near the wall, at this point I lost sight of him due to my own opening but it seems likely that he did an emergency pull and hit the wall dying almost instantly according to rescue services on the scene. I am uncertain whether he had planned to do aerials or if it was a last minute decision as it wasn’t mentioned prior to the jump. He was hung up about 1/3-1/2 way up on the wall by his canopy whilst rescue services recovered his body and pronounced dead soon afterwards. Mark had experience with aerials but not from this exit point, it was his second jump from nose 3 that day.
Mark recently proposed to his long term partner, Anna. Which she accepted during AirGamez 2018 event. He also leaves behind twin girls who are three years old. Mark had many friends across the world who will be devastated to hear of his passing.

 

Updated from his partner Anna who wanted to share 9th Feb 2019 

"I had begun to worry that the girls memories of Mark were fading, and what could I do about it. But they were busy being normal 3 year olds and who am I to stop them?

I was wrong.
Of course they were frequently touching on the subject in their games, their teddies would die a lot. I leave them to it or give them hugs and talk about it. I want them to be able to express themselves without fear.

But only just this last week, have they suddenly shown me they have a heart as heavy as any adult.

Bethany has had fierce fierce tantrums then when the storm passes she cries very gently for Daddy. She looked at me one morning and said sweetly that she cries in the night because she misses him.

But as I put them to bed tonight she wept and howled as if with fresh pain. Then Megan’s barriers dropped and she wept too. I carried them both to my bed and we huddled together looking at baby photos to cheer ourselves up.

What a long road it is for my precious girls. And how it hurts not to be able to make things right for them."

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