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Fatalities from wingsuit flying have occurred almost from the inception of the sport. Listed below are notable examples where wingsuit pilots were publicly named in the press, including when wingsuit practice was not the first cause of death. Date Name Age Location Details 4 February 1912 Franz Reichelt 33 France The inventor of a pre-modern wingsuit, jumped from the Eiffel Tower to his death ...
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Wingsuit flight deaths (10 P) Pages in category "BASE jumping deaths" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. This list may not reflect recent ...
The wingsuit skydiver died upon impact,” the report said. The Swiss-made Pilatus PC-6 aircraft was carrying 10 skydivers and one coach, and the 40-year-old male victim was the first to jump out ...
The Alamo resident later died at a hospital. May 24, 2017. Matthew Ciancio, 42, was jumping in a wingsuit, The Bee reported at the time. Dause said Ciancio’s parachute failed to deploy correctly ...
Dwain Weston (31 January 1973 – 5 October 2003) was an Australian skydiver, BASE jumper, wingsuiter and software developer. On 5 October 2003, at the end of the inaugural Go Fast Games, Weston died while attempting to fly over the Royal Gorge Bridge near Cañon City, Colorado, United States.
Galy was wearing a wingsuit, which allows someone to control their free fall using inflatable winged sleeving, like a flying squirrel. Wingsuit flying is often regarded as one of the most ...
His death was regarded as a major loss to the community of wingsuit flying, among whom he was considered to be one of the world's best. [ 6 ] [ 1 ] Among those to pay tribute to Sutton were Sebastian Coe , Gary Connery , [ 7 ] and Danny Boyle who said that his death was a "huge loss to his profession".