Matt got on with someone in a PPG to do a jump. He rigged up a 30’ ish rope with a wooden disc at the end to hang from the PPG and sit on.
What we believe to have happened is that due to being over water, his depth perception is off and he thought he was higher than he actually was.
He backflipped off the seat and pitched, but due to being lower than expected, he impacted before any sort of extraction.
About him:
Matt was a super rad dude. Always down to jump and not scared to hop a fence if you know what I mean. He had a very positive outlook on life and was a good dude to be at the exit point with. He was confident, but well thought out. I was utterly surprised to hear that this happened. He pushed it, but in a progressive sense more than a kind of looseness. He prepared for the next step before he took it. Our last jump was a sunset jump in Arizona while he was passing through back to Texas, it was perfect and I’ll forever remember the high fives at the end and saying “how fuckin lucky are we to live this life”
Can you help us with incident interpretation? We are interested in any details regarding personal experience, gear, weather conditions and any other circumstances related to the incident.
