Overview
- Two German wingsuit pilots launched from the Gigerwaldspitz near Bad Ragaz and at about 2,080 metres the 47-year-old jumped first and immediately went into a spin before crashing, a flight that occurred Friday and left him dead at the scene.
- The Swiss air rescue service Rega recovered the man’s body and his 37-year-old companion was unhurt.
- The Alpine Einsatzgruppe of the St. Gallen cantonal police is conducting on-site examinations while the Swiss Federal Prosecutor’s Office leads a formal technical inquiry into the cause of the accident.
- Authorities have not released a definitive cause and said investigators will examine pilot actions, equipment, weather and terrain as possible factors in the crash.
- Wingsuit flying is a high-risk sport that leaves little margin for error, and this death follows another fatal Swiss wingsuit accident the previous Thursday, a pattern that could prompt renewed scrutiny of safety and cross-border alpine operations.