And this year, the 20th anniversary of the first ever wingsuit BASE jump, is on track to be the safest season in a generation. 2018 saw an uptick to 23, still below 2016’s level. The number of wingsuit BASE jumping deaths have since gone down. Our 2016 story, Why Are So Many BASE Jumpers Dying?, detailed what remains the sport’s single deadliest year, when at least 31 wingsuit BASE jumpers died, including one pilot who was killed while broadcasting his jump live on Facebook. At this point in 2016, more than twice as many had lost their lives. Just five wingsuit BASE jumpers have died so far in 2019. ![]() ![]() This summer, however, the world’s deadliest sport has claimed far fewer lives than past seasons. ![]() Summertime in the European Alps is the so-called “killing season” for wingsuit BASE jumpers, who leap to their accidental deaths in adrenaline-fueled pursuits of human flight.
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