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| Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland: Current Conditions : 15.4C, Mostly Cloudy - 11:00 AM CEST Posted: 16 Oct 2013 02:01 AM PDT Temperature: 15.4°C | Humidity: 74% | Pressure: 1017hPa (Rising) | Conditions: Mostly Cloudy | Wind Direction: NW | Wind Speed: 1.6km/h More... |
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| Posted: 15 Oct 2013 02:40 PM PDT Wingsuit flier Victor Kovats dies after cliff crash horror By Paul Armstrong, CNNupdated 2:52 AM EDT, Sat October 12, 2013  Hungarian wingsuit flier Victor Kovats jumps into a valley in Tianmen Mountain National Forest Park in Zhangjiajie, China, on Tuesday, October 8. Kovats died after his parachute failed to deploy and he plummeted into the valley. His body was found October 9.Daredevil wingsuit flier plunges to death
Hong Kong (CNN) -- The body of a Hungarian daredevil "wingsuit flier" has been found a day after he plunged into a remote valley in northwestern China during a practice flight ahead of the World Championships.Rescuers discovered Victor Kovats with a smashed skull at the foot of a 100-meter (328-foot) cliff in Tianmen Mountain National Forest Park in Zhangjiajie on Wednesday, according to China's state-run Xinhua news agency.An investigation is now underway, though rescuers believe Kovats crashed into the cliff when his parachute failed to deploy.Wingsuit flying is an extremely hazardous sport where participants glide through the air wearing a specially constructed suit with fabric under the arms and legs to slow the rate of descent. Much like skydiving, the flight ends with the deployment of a parachute."We are deeply saddened by Victor Kovats's passing and our thoughts and prayers go out to his parents and friends during these difficult times," read a statement on the website of the Red Bull World Wingsuit League (WWL), which organizes the competition."He will be always be remembered for his deep passion for life and his spirit of adventure, and he will always be sadly missed in the wingsuit community."Skydiver found dead after jump in TennesseeDifficult terrainKovats jumped at 2:51 p.m. local time, according to Xinhua. Witnesses then lost sight of Kovats after his parachute appeared to fail. Three other fliers successfully completed trial jumps at the time.Nearly 200 firefighters and policemen were involved in the search operation, which was hampered by difficult terrain, according to Xinhua.Kovats, a three-time Hungarian national champion, had completed 700 jumps. He was also an experienced skydiver and base jumper.The organizers have not yet said if the event -- in its second year and scheduled to begin on October 11 -- will go ahead. The inaugural World Wingsuit Championships were held at Tianmen Mountain's 700-meter (2,300-foot) cliffs last year with 15 fliers from nine countries. |
| Skydiver falls to death with student Posted: 15 Oct 2013 02:30 PM PDT Skydiving instructor dies, student critically injured after jump gone awry By Melissa Gray and Holly Yan, CNN updated 7:17 AM EDT, Mon August 5, 2013  Skydiver falls to death with studentSTORY HIGHLIGHTS
(CNN) -- Two by two, the tandem skydivers leapt into the clouds over southern Mississippi, a routine plunge from thousands of feet in the air. James "Jimmie" Horak Jr. and his student were the last out of the plane Saturday morning. A videographer captured the moment when the veteran instructor opened his parachute, shifting a rapid freefall into a slow descent. But something tragic happened in the final seconds of the drop. Horak, 56, and his student never landed at the airport where they were supposed to. Instead, Horak's body was found in heavy mud in a swampy wooded area about a mile from the airport in Lumberton, Lamar County Sheriff Danny Rigel said. His student, a 26-year-old man whose name was not released, was in critical condition with broken bones and head injuries. It's unclear what went wrong. But based on evidence on the ground, Horak cut away the main parachute and deployed his backup, Gold Coast Skydivers owner Leanne Igo said. "We just know that the main was cut away and the reserve was deployed," Igo said. "Everything else beyond that is speculation." Rigel said the others on the ride noticed there was some kind of equipment trouble, perhaps a problem with the lines. When the other students landed at the airport in Lumberton and noticed the pair weren't with them, they started a search that quickly included 30 skydivers on foot, a skydiving plane, a helicopter and local authorities, Igo said. The son of a nearby landowner eventually found Horak and the student while riding his Four Wheeler in the woods, she said. Horak and the student were so far inside the woods that "there was no way anybody could spot them from overhead." Deputies had to carry them out for a "considerable distance" to get them out of the woods, and the student was then airlifted to Forrest General Hospital in Hattiesburg, Rigel said. The Federal Aviation Administration will inspect the parachutes to determine if they were properly rigged by a qualified parachute rigger, and if the parachute operation was in compliance with federal regulations, FAA spokeswoman Kathleen Bergen said Sunday. Local authorities will investigate the event and determine probable cause, she said. Horak's cause of death won't be known until after an autopsy, likely to take place Monday, Rigel said. A skydiving fan since the 1970s, Horak served with the Army Special Forces and was a pilot who also worked for the Veterans Administration as a physician's assistant, Igo said. "Very professional, soft-spoken, kind-hearted, hard worker, a genuine person and highly experienced," she said of Horak. "He had a wonderful wife and three children and everybody who ever met Jim never had anything ugly to say about him. He loved what he did." Horak was also meticulous about safety, his friend and fellow skydiver Timber McKinney said. "I've never met a more outstanding instructor in all my years of skydiving, 27 years now," McKinney told CNN affiliate WEAR. "He really emphasized the safety side of it. He was about the fun side of it too, but he would definitely make sure that everyone that he touched understood the rules and that they follow them." Horak was a safety and training advisor appointed by the U.S. Parachute Association, Igo said. Along with being a tandem instructor, he was a tandem examiner who trained other tandem instructors, she said. |
| Skydiver found dead after jump in Tennessee Posted: 15 Oct 2013 02:26 PM PDT Skydiver found dead after jump in Tennessee From Joe Sutton, CNN updated 10:15 AM EDT, Tue September 24, 2013  Skydiver dies after group jumpSTORY HIGHLIGHTS
(CNN) -- A 56-year-old man was found dead Monday in western Tennessee after a skydiving incident went horribly wrong. Seven people jumped from about 29,000 feet late Monday morning, according to Raymond Garcia, an inspector with the Fayette County Sheriff's Office. Six made it to the ground safely. The man's body was found in a wooded area about a mile from the drop zone, Garcia said. It was not immediately clear what happened. The inspector said the man was from California. He jumped with West Tennessee Skydiving. |
| Twin Falls Idaho: Current Conditions : 54F, Clear - 2:53 PM MDT Oct. 15 Posted: 15 Oct 2013 02:01 PM PDT Temperature: 54°F | Humidity: 33% | Pressure: 30.23in ( Falling) | Conditions: Clear | Wind Direction: North | Wind Speed: 9mph More... |
| Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland: Current Conditions : 11.6C, Overcast - 11:00 PM CEST Oct. Posted: 15 Oct 2013 02:01 PM PDT Temperature: 11.6°C | Humidity: 82% | Pressure: 1011hPa (Falling) | Conditions: Overcast | Wind Direction: SSE | Wind Speed: 3.2km/h More... |
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