Images:David Stadelmann.jpgDavid Stadelmann
Date: October 15 Nationality: unknown
Location: Jungfraujoch, toward Stechelberg, Switzerland
COD: Ground Impact - Fall after cancelled take off
Ground Launching or Skiing: Ground Launching
Wing Type: Swing Savage 13mē
Wingloading: unknown
Age: 25
Experience: unknown
Beacon/Locator/Etc (Spot, inReach, Recco, GPS): unknown

Description:

On Saturday 15th October 2011 a 25 year-old Swiss with two colleagues went to the Jungfraujoch and intended to fly in the direction of Stechelberg. With good wind conditions and a very icy launch site they were all wearing crampons. His two colleagues took off first, he followed but canceled his take off and stopped running. It is then thought he may have slipped on the ice, loosing grip from the crampons and slid over a 20m ice cliff which resulted in severe and fatal head injuries. He was a qualified Paraglider, Skydiver and BASE jumper.

http://www.beo-news.ch/abns2011/okt2...eedflyer16.htm
http://www.blick.ch/news/schweiz/ber...t-id88284.html

Details will follow after investigation.
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