BFL91 | 3.7.2005

Jurij Graciov

from Russian Federation

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SKYDIVES

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WS SKYDIVES

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BASE JUMPS

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WS BASE JUMPS
  • Date & Time: 3.7.2005
  • Location: Chartreuse, Chartreuse, France
  • 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 Up BOC Short Start
  • Weather: Winds light and variable
  • Possible Factors: 180 Offheading, Clipped ledge after exiting

What do we believe happened?

Below is an internet translation from a French BASE jumping web site. Right now it sounds like a turn on opening and a wall strike. Our friend died yesterday morning in the Chartreuse Nature Park. He exited last of a group of five people. He may have hit a plateau during deployment, ending up dead under canopy. Jurij had completed several hundred BASE jumps. We lost a dear friend, and the Foreign Legion lost a brother-in-arm..

New Update from his brother:
this is a short video about him. I’m very appreciated u for keeping memories about this great people:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxQCVULBZTE 

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