bfl-404

BFL# :404 (7th of the year)
Name: Eduardo Giovani Carvalho da Silva aka "Sorriso"
Date: 22nd May, 2021
Nationality: Brazilian
Location: Garganta do Céu - Rio De Janiero
Object Type: Earth
COD: High winds impacted Building
Clothes / Suit: Slick
Gear / Parachute: Fox 265
Age: 36
Skydive Experience: 50
BASE Jumps: 40
WS BASE Experience: 0
Years/Seasons in Base: 1 season
Time of day: 12:00pm
Other factors: High winds - Low experience
Exit Altitude:
Conditions: Strong southwest wind
Wind on exit: weak to none - Lee side of on coming oceanic winds

Description:

Two Jumpers hiked Pedra da Gávea to the top but it was a strong southwest wind at the exit point that’s facing northeast.
They waited about one and a half hour at the top and decided to go for another exit point on the same mountain but a bit below and facing south named Garganta do Céu.
To the left of the exit point there is another mountain that makes a wind shadow from the southwest wind making them think that it was good conditions for jumping because at the exit point there was no wind - Also called Lee side wind of mountain.

They decided to jump and it was a good opening on heading and they flew well until they leave the wind shadow and then they received the turbulence from a very strong wind (about 50km/h)
Eduardo was dragged by the wind and crashed on the balcony of an apartment and received a rotor wind being downwind of a Hotel that dropped him onto the roof of a moving car on the highway. He died a few minutes later on the spot.
The other one landed between the roads and escaped injury or death.

This fatality was highly avoidable by knowing the weather system for the day and not jump in high winds even if you have only a few days to be in that area. Both jumpers had contacted experienced jumpers but they all declined as they believed the weather conditions were not suitable.

Locals have explained that if you are unsure of weather conditions contact the local Paragliding and Hang gliding club as they have up to date weather in the area.

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