David Stadelmann
SFFL:25
Date: October 15
Nationality: unknown
Location: Jungfrau summit, toward Stechelberg, Switzerland
COD: Ground Impact - Fall after cancelled take off
Ground Launching or Skiing: Ground Launching
Wing Type: Swing Savage 13m²
Wingloading: Unknown
Age: 25
Experience: Unknown
Beacon/Locator/Etc (Spot, inReach, Recco, GPS): Unknown
Description:
On Saturday 15th October 2011 a 25 year-old Swiss with two colleagues went to the Jungfrau summit and intended to fly in the direction of Stechelberg. With good wind conditions and a very icy launch site they were all wearing crampons. His two colleagues took off first, he followed but cancelled his take off and stopped running. It is then thought he may have slipped on the ice, loosing grip from the crampons and slid over a 20m ice cliff which resulted in severe and fatal head injuries. He was a qualified Paraglider, Skydiver and BASE jumper.
http://www.beo-news.ch/abns2011/okt2...eedflyer16.htm
http://www.blick.ch/news/schweiz/ber...t-id88284.html
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