A Base-jumper (illustration). – ALEXANDRE BUISSE / CATERS / SIPA
Dramatic base jump accident this Sunday afternoon in Aveyron. A 35-year-old man lost his life after falling 80 meters into the void from the Panoramic, on the rise of
The Cavalry near Millau. His parachute would not have opened properly, reports
Press Center. As a reminder, this extreme sport consists of jumping from buildings, bridges or cliffs and deploying your parachute at the last moment.
The victim fell in a place that was difficult to access. Firefighters from the Perilous Environment Reconnaissance and Intervention Group (Climb) were mobilized to find his body. The regional daily specifies that around thirty base jumpers die each year around the world.