Tschech Dave fatality from Villa Ferrata July 7th

[mknutson]

I am very sad to actually write this, because I jumped with Dave on High Ultimate that morning.

But from what I hear, this is what happened:

Dave and Victor where jumping a 2-way from Villa Ferrata.

Dave on Right with Tony Suit X-Bert, Victor was on left in V4.
The witness stated at about 3 seconds, Dave carved a super fast left turn into the wall and impacted. I still do not know if there was any canopy out or not.

Speculation was that the X-Bert left wing might have caught some burble from the V4, yet the right wing and tail wing inflated. This could explain the sharp left turn and fast forward speed.

[mknutson]

From:
20 Minuten Online - Basejumper tdlich verunfallt - Bern

In the Bernese Oberland, it again came to a fatal accident base jumper. A 36-year-old Czech bounced against the rock wall and was found dead.

Base Jumper in Mecca in Lauterbrunnen in the Bernese Oberland is again an accident on Thursday afternoon, a base jumper killed. The 36-year-old Czech bounced against the rock wall and was found dead on a ledge.

The man was started together with colleagues from the Mürrenfluh. The disengaged Glacier Air Ambulance could only find the man's death. The rescue workers recovered the body in a wind-action.

In Lauterbrunnen coming back base jumper killed. Only a half weeks ago the police reported that a 31-year-old Frenchman was plunged into death.