Incident
- ID:
- SFFL 24
- Incident category:
- Speed Flying Fatality List
- Date:
- 22. 03. 2011
- Time:
- —
- Cause of death:
- —
- Launch site:
- France › Savoie › Les Menuires (Lac du Lou, St-Martin-de-Belleville)
Equipment
- Wing:
- —
- Wing size:
- —
- Safety devices:
- —
Personal
- Name:
- Nicolas Gardette
- Age:
- 40
- Weight:
- —
- Gender:
- Male
- Nationality:
- French
- Experience level:
- —
- Experience description:
- —
- Time on wing:
- —
Circumstances
- Conditions:
- —
- Factors:
- —
Description
A 40 year old Frenchman was found by two off-piste skiers on the morning of the 22nd of March. They spotted a deflated wing and what appeared to be a still body on the Western slope overlooking Lac du Lou. The skiers signalled the alert to the rescue services (PGHM) who sent out a helicopter to quickly get on the scene up at 2300 meters.
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