Base-jumping, regarded as one of the world's most dangerous sports, has claimed two more victims after a Briton and an Italian plunged to their deaths in central Switzerland, police said yesterday. Both accidents occurred on Wednesday
Geneva: Base-jumping, regarded as one of the world's most dangerous sports, has claimed two more victims after a Briton and an Italian plunged to their deaths in central Switzerland, police said yesterday. Both accidents occurred on Wednesday.
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Police in the Swiss canton of Bern said a 30-year-old Italian man jumped from the "Black Line" peak at Stechelberg but lost control of his route before hitting the cliffside and dying.
Italian media identified him as Uli Emanuele. The other was a 49-year-old Briton had not yet been identified.
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