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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 ...
Pages in category "BASE jumping deaths" ... List of fatalities due to wingsuit flying This page was last edited on 24 December 2022, at 02:28 (UTC). ...
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Hawton was wearing a jumpsuit with webbing, called a wingsuit, the report said. The Alamo resident later died at a hospital. May 24, 2017. Matthew Ciancio, 42, was jumping in a wingsuit, The Bee ...
Leonardo Durant's body was recovered early this month, the Mono County Sheriff's Office in California said
BASE jump in Oman, 2013 BASE jumping from Sapphire Tower, Istanbul BASE jumping ( / b eɪ s / ) is the recreational sport of jumping from fixed objects, using a parachute to descend to the ground. BASE is an acronym that stands for four categories of fixed objects from which one can jump: buildings , antennas (referring to radio masts ), spans ...
Wingsuit BASE: (1) Exit (2) Flight (3) Deployment (4) Landing. As suit technology and pilot skill have improved, wingsuit BASE jumpers have learned to control their flight so that they can fly within several meters of terrain. “Proximity flying” is the practice of flying a wingsuit close to the faces and ridges of mountains.
I have just watched a documentary on wingsuit base jumping and the numer of 67 fatalities in Lauterbrunnen alone was articulated (it was in German and I don't know if it was a German, Austrian or Swiss documentary). As of August 2024, the total amount of casualties in Switzerland is at a hundred.