Philippe Menetrey
SFFL: 11
Date: September 8, 2009
Nationality: Unknown
Location: Salève, Switzerland
COD: Impact into Trees
Ground Launching or Skiing: Ground Launching
Wing Type: Unknown
Wing loading: Unknown
Age: 48
Experience: 20+ years
Beacon/Locator/Etc (Spot, in-Reach, Recco, GPS): Unknown
Description:
Philippe Menetrey [48] a very experienced paragliding pilot (20 years) died from the consequences of a Speed-flying accident. Philippe took off on the evening of 8 September on the Salève - not far from the cable car. It was not until the following evening at 19:30 the railway staff spotted him motionless lying there on his glider in the trees.
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