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[Closed] Blimmin heck you just knew this was going to happen

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-23707434

Very sad but somehow inevitable RIP 🙁


 
Posted : 15/08/2013 7:53 am
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Yes, I know someone who was killed BASE jumping a few years ago - when it goes wrong, you have very little chance to recover the situation.


 
Posted : 15/08/2013 8:07 am
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RIP indeed. Curious tweet by his mate.


 
Posted : 15/08/2013 8:12 am
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I dont see whats curious about the tweet. I read it as more of a "know the area you're flying and come back alive."
RIP


 
Posted : 15/08/2013 8:17 am
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Must be hard to gauge your relative location to a fixed point if you're taking off from a chopper. I imagine jumping off a fixed point to be a little easier.

The phrase "doing what he loved" doesn't make it any easier for his family but I guess it's at least relatively painless and very quick. There'd at least only be a few moments of ohhhhhhh sh.....

RIP


 
Posted : 15/08/2013 9:39 am

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