Date: June 26, 2011
Nationality: French
Object Type: Earth
Location: La Mousse, Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland
COD: Pilot-chute in tow
Clothes / Suit: Tracking Suit

Description:
Account from best friend on the jump

"Rodolphe, 31 years old, was an experienced wingsuiter who knew every single spot in the valley. On this jump he was wearing a tracking suit.
From the landing area, his 2 friends who had jumped before saw this:

Normal launch, he fell and tracked a short 6 seconds then pulled, high. But we saw no Pilot Chute coming out. We then supposed his PC was in tow and waited for deployment. Rodolphe began to wait too in boxing position, then he started to worry. He looked behind him, did a slight rollover, saw his PC collapsed and struggled hard to open it, modifying his body position in many ways. He impacted trees on his back with nothing out.

The bridle had entangled with the pilot chute, making a perfect knot."

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