BFL412 | 22.8.2021

Heike Rößler

from Germany55 years

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2

BASE SEASONS

144

SKYDIVES

Unknown

WS SKYDIVES

16

BASE JUMPS

Unknown

WS BASE JUMPS
  • Date & Time: 22.8.2021, 21:02
  • Location: Katthammeran, Romsdalen, Norway
  • Category: BASE Fatality
  • Object Type: Earth
  • Cause Of Death: Object strike under canopy
  • Clothing - Suit: SlickSlick by Everyday Clothing worn
  • Canopy: 205 OSP 27 Cell - Vented by Atair Aerodynamics
  • Container: Hybrid Alien2 Pin by Adrenalin BASE
  • Packing & Setup: Slider Up BOC Vertical
  • Weather: Sunset, Winds light and variable
  • Possible Factors: 180 Offheading, Altitude awareness, Not enough separation from object

What do we believe happened?

Description:

Good exit, 100-110 degrees side rotation to the left in freefall until she pitched, no freefall control, no tracking, 10 seconds delay, opening very close to the wall, 20-30 degrees off-heading to the left from her body position, 120-140 degrees from the direction of her exit push, first impact under canopy after 1.5 seconds, no visible actions under canopy, after several impacts for about 150 metres against the almost vertical part of the wall she stopped at the highest point of the talus without any visible movements. The helicopter rescue found her dead at this spot almost 2 hours later.

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