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mknutson
August 28th, 2009, 01:01 PM
ust read a newspaper article that today a 36 year old american wingsuiter died in the swiss alps. jumping out of a helicopter and attempting to pass by a ridge called 'Mönchsbüffel'.

No further details were reported.

Eli Thompson. x flyBoyz freefly team died on a base jump yesterday in Switzerland.

while doing the 3D flight movie they are working on for few months now.
goto Red Bull Air Force | The Team. The Adrenaline. The Insanity. The Vibe. (http://www.redbullairforce.com) you will see him there, and the project details too.
mknutson
August 28th, 2009, 01:02 PM
Another newspaper reported that three other jumped with him. He collided with a wall. The jump seamed to take place in the 'Eiger' region.

>it was a wall strike. Still a little insure if it was under canopy or before deployment.
Para_Frog
August 28th, 2009, 01:11 PM
What a bummer man. Eli was a cool dude. I liked that guy.
mknutson
August 28th, 2009, 02:33 PM
as information trickles in, I am wondering if this was a jump from the helicopter or not.

Anyone know?
hamsandwich
August 28th, 2009, 08:27 PM
Yes it was from a helicopter.



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bodyguard
August 29th, 2009, 06:19 AM
such a cool guy ,i met him at the horner 2 weeks ago we sat down and talked about his last 2 months .

RIP fly free mate ...

feel sorry for his family...
huckleberry
August 29th, 2009, 11:06 AM
BSBD!
fenix66
August 29th, 2009, 07:38 PM
I heard proximity flying, sad loss .... RIP Eli