WENATCHEE, Washington — A person died in Washington state on Sunday when he used to be parachuting and struck a cliff after his chute failed to totally open.
The Chelan County Sheriff’s workplace stated the 47-year-old guy from Entiat, Washington, died throughout a BASE leaping coincidence Sunday morning within the central a part of the state.
BASE leaping is a high-risk job involving parachuting from mounted items corresponding to cliffs, bridges or constructions.
The sufferer used to be within the strategy of leaping when his parachute didn’t open, the sheriff’s workplace stated. Witnesses stated he spun and collided with a rock wall. He fell about 650 toes (200 meters) to the bottom and suffered deadly accidents. The person used to be pronounced useless at the scene.
A person died closing yr at Grand Canyon Nationwide Park in Arizona after making an attempt a high-risk BASE leap from a location referred to as Yavapai Level.
