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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. This incomplete list is frequently updated to include new information. Date Name Age Location Details 4 February 1912 Franz Reichelt 33 France The ...
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.
Vincent Reffet was a professional parachutist. He completed 17,000 parachute jumps and 1,400 BASE jumps.He began wingsuit flying in 2002. He was a parachute instructor, "Jetman" pilot, licensed private pilot, wind tunnel instructor (totaling 1000 hours), and pioneer and instructor in speed riding. [1]
Dean Spaulding Potter (April 14, 1972 – May 16, 2015) was an American free climber, alpinist, BASE jumper, and highliner. [2] He completed many hard first ascents, free solo ascents, speed ascents, and enchainments in Yosemite National Park and Patagonia.
This is the second skydiving death in the Eloy area in eight days, according to local police. On January 24, Ann Wick, 55, died while she was skydiving at Skydive Arizona.
On September 28, 2015, Strange called in to "Kevin & Bean" on KROQ from Switzerland to say he was shooting a dangerous video where "we fly super close to stuff." [13] Three days later, Strange fell to his death in a wingsuit accident after jumping from Gitschen near Lake Lucerne. [14]
Wingsuit flight deaths (10 P) Pages in category "BASE jumping deaths" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total.
The 23-year-old man’s death was ruled a suicide, according to a San Joaquin County death investigation. Sept. 16, 1994 George Post, 53, apparently had trouble with his main parachute and did not ...