He launches himself but the parachute does not open A 42-year-old jumper crashes and dies – Report

CASTELNOVO MONTI

It was launched for what was supposed to be the third and final launch, but the "base jumper" sail did not open: it died like that, after it was over. to be crushed without a net of a height of one hundred meters, Alessio Stipcevich, 42 years old Bolognese.

The umpteenth tragedy took place yesterday morning at the Pietra di Bismantova, very popular with hikers and sportsmen, as usual on Sundays in the summer.

It was 11:30 and at the top of the stone there were several groups of people, including climbers and lovers of loose lines. Among these, the forty-year-old, amateur of basic jump, extreme sport – which has nothing to do with parachute jumping – consists of throwing from a considerable height (palace, viaducts, bridges, etc.) with only one wing. with the "pilot", a kind of button that is pressed at launch

Alessio, who arrived early in the morning, had made two previous launches, at 7:30 and 9:30. In the third, however, something went wrong. Several witnesses saw the 42-year-old jump from the top by performing a somersault (a usual way to increase adrenaline). Shortly after, the thud.

From a first reconstruction, it seems that the only sail set in the base jump did not open or only partially opened. The result does not change because in this extreme sport the flight is so fast that it only takes a few seconds to lose your life. Thus, the unfortunate 42-year-old was crushed while turning on himself

. He was found lying on the ground at the foot of the path called "Yellow Pilon", in the wall of the stone leading to the ferrata degli Alpini jumper base because it is very salient.

The first to rush next to the body were two climbers, who were right next to the tip of the chute. Both were followed closely by experts from the Saer, the alpine rescue of Emilia-Romagna, which Sunday has a garrison fixed to the stone. Tell Luca Pezzi, head of the Saer: "Four men and I were engaged in an exercise in the area under the Diamond, flying from the bird just 50 meters from the point of fall." We saw the young man turn we were rushed in. Unfortunately, there was nothing left to do: the heart was not beating anymore. "

Later, the Carabinieri of Castelnovo Monti intervened, an ambulance of the Green Cross and the Of Castelnovo Monti Unfortunately, an unexplained force was deployed: the doctor could not help noticing the death, occurred at the moment of impact, for the very serious police reports reported in the accident.

The body remained a long time on this stretch of dirt road, to allow relief from the case. Even the identification did not occur. was not immediate: although many athletes present knew the victim, the man from 42 years old was alone and had no identity document. The carabinieri found in his pocket the keys of the car, where they found the license and all the necessary data to alert the family. Only at 14 hours, when the verification operations by Arma were completed, the body was removed and entrusted to the funeral honors Mammi, who transported him to the hospital morgue Sant & # Anna at Castelnovo Monti, pending the instructions of the magistrate on duty.

The incident caused confusion in the Pietra di Bismantova, the usual destination for all those who practice extreme sports

. Yesterday, the car park was full of cars, the Stone Shelter filled with customers and several groups of hikers were scattered among the trails. A crowd who witnessed marvel at the transennamento and the recovery operations of the unfortunate young man. –