Mindygirl 0 #1 November 20, 2003 A long time skydiver and very, very close friend of mine Dave Flannell as passed away. I'm still getting details myself. Wow! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skybeergodd 0 #2 November 20, 2003 Any detail please....Dave was a very good friend of mine and he was a one of the guys who taught my DZO how to skydive......He will be missed greatly. He definitly was One of the GOOD GUYS out there Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nightingale 0 #4 November 20, 2003 was this skydiving related? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
davidw 1 #5 November 20, 2003 Please understand that this is third and fourth hand information that I received. Apparently he was on a base jumping expedition to the caves in Mexico. While rappelling to the bottom of the cave to scout out a landing sight something went wrong and he fell the last 300-400 feet. No other definitive information available at this point. I'm sure someone will post more information as it becomes available. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riggersam 1 #6 November 20, 2003 No matter how it occurred, this is very sad news. My sincere condolences to family and friends. I'm patiently awaiting the details... Mark Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hooknswoop 19 #7 November 20, 2003 QuoteI'm patiently awaiting the details... I understand that details will be forthcoming shortly from someone that was there. Derek Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deuce 1 #8 November 20, 2003 Oh no. A friend of mine organizes expeditions like this one. I've seen lots of video and it looks like it would be a wonderful time for BASE jumpers. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JennS 0 #10 November 21, 2003 In speaking w/ Jim this was a repelling accident as they were checking out the landing area in the cave. Dave is already greatly missed... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thefatcat 0 #11 November 21, 2003 There is an accurate post on www.basejumping.net explaining what happened. It's under the BASE Board, "Accident Report -- Mexico". It's also under the incidents report on dropzone.com under "Accident Report -- Cave of the Swallows" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riggersam 1 #12 November 21, 2003 It's also in this forum. Here's a link: http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=771460 Mark Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
