British base jumper, 65, dies after falling from aspect of Italian mountain
Mark Andrews, 65, misplaced his life after falling down the rock face in Trentino on Saturday.
Mr Andrews, initially from Cornwall, was thought to have been carrying a parachute however it’s unclear whether or not he was capable of deploy it, reported the Daily Mail.
The tragedy occurred at a well-liked base leaping spot within the Italian Dolomites at Paganella, close to town of Trento.
A base jumper who knew Mr Andrews instructed the publication: “He came to base jumping quite late. He’s only been doing it since 2014 but he packed a lot into those nine years.
“He was fearless and will be missed. He was a regular in Italy at various base-jumping events, but had also base jumped all over the world off bridges and skyscrapers.”
Social media posts present the daredevil diving off mountains throughout Europe and he was affiliated with the bottom leaping group, Learn To Base Jump. He had accomplished greater than 600 jumps.
The 65-year-old, who was dwelling in Romania, is claimed to have attended the bottom leaping web site on his personal earlier than one other base jumper referred to as the emergency companies to return to his assist.
The Foreign Office mentioned it was in touch with native police over the incident and that it was supporting his household.
Italian media reported that one other British base jumper died final yr near the place Mr Andrews died.
Dylan Morris Roberts, 33, died after hitting a gully off Mount Cimone on June 2, 2022.
He was killed after leaping from an 800m ledge on Monte Brento within the Trentino area of northern Italy.
Onlookers mentioned he fell 200m and appeared to hit the aspect of the mountain after take off. His physique was recovered by mountain rescue groups.