BFL523 | 15.8.2025

Michael Ris

from Switzerland34 years

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8

BASE SEASONS

Unknown

SKYDIVES

Unknown

WS SKYDIVES

1000

BASE JUMPS

Unknown

WS BASE JUMPS
  • Date & Time: 15.8.2025, 12:25
  • Location: Eiger South, Grindelwald, Switzerland
  • Category: BASE Fatality
  • Object Type: Earth
  • Cause Of Death: Impact in terminal freefall
  • Clothing - Suit: Aura 5 ultra lightExpert Wingsuit by Squirrel
  • Canopy: Unknown
  • Container: Unknown
  • Packing & Setup: Slider Up BOC Vertical
  • Weather: Sunny, Winds light and variable
  • Possible Factors: Altitude awareness, Extracted Pilot Chute too late

What do we believe happened?

They were 4 in total. Michael jumped first, followed by another jumper. The person right after him explained that Michael didn’t have enough speed. He had to decide to continue his own line and lost sight of Michael. It seems Michael impacted the glacier.

 

https://www.police.be.ch/fr/start.html?newsID=9fe2b7e6-db5b-42e0-a7e9-e90cbe1fc83a&fbclid=IwY2xjawMODvFleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFzV0pRWkdpUkVxcmJmbmp2AR7BVrtVk40uw5cq-OZ4Q-JP0kZPSOI3xZ_Y29jt8BjDyskfAPfjSyr7foQ6LQ_aem_2Da2q0jApze_k2NFObZrzA

 

The below link is of the jump from another persons video a few years back

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WdT8C3dyurc

 

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