A 37-year-old Chilean base jumper died Sunday at midday in Tignes (Savoie) after jumping from a cliff on skis, we learned from the High Mountain Gendarmerie Platoon (PGHM) of Modane .
Base-jumping is a high-sensation sport consisting of jumping from a high point and then opening your parachute.
A variant, with skis on to start off, exists.
The accident, the circumstances of which remain undetermined, occurred around noon "
outside the ski area
" at the level of the Rocher de la Grande Parei, at an altitude of 2,000 meters, explained the rescuers.
“
It was a witness who gave the alert.
The victim jumped off a cliff 100 meters.
She died instantly after hitting the ground very hard
,” they added.
An investigation has been opened, according to the same source.
