At the jump point, the drop is 720 meters. Alpine rescue workers could only save a 48-year-old dead. Much is still unclear.
Bern – The thrill of free fall cost a German his life. The 48-year-old base jumper died in Switzerland after jumping off a rock edge. For initially unclear reasons, the man collided several times with the rock face shortly after the jump and then fell uncontrollably. At 9.10 a.m. the emergency call was received by the cantonal police in Bern (Switzerland).
“High Ultimate”: German base jumper dies in jump in Switzerland
The athlete started from a jump point called “High Ultimate” in the Lauterbrunnen valley in the canton of Bern, the police said after the accident on Tuesday. Alpine rescuers could only save the man dead. According to initial findings, the base jumper who died in an accident was a German. A formal identification was initially pending.
Swiss association warns: “This jump is very dangerous”
At the jump point “High Ultimate” it is a total of 720 meters in depth. According to the sports association Swiss Base Association, this “jump is very dangerous. A number of jumpers hit the ground immediately after the jump.”
Since the beginning of 2017, the police have reported fifteen fatal accidents involving base jumpers throughout the canton of Bern. The Lauterbrunnen Valley is known around the world as a Mecca for jumpers. Every year, hundreds of base jumpers fall from the 400 to 730 meter high rock faces. There are always fatalities while base jumping. The parish has since opened a memorial for the victims of the accident in the Lauterbrunnen cemetery. The memorial but also for other accidents that happen when mountaineering, on the water or on the road. (ml)
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