Did he die :S ?

[J0nathan 0]

i just found this video:

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xcurpg_death-base-jump-brasil_sport

when he falls i dont see any chute open, but then the video gets played forward faster. is this fake or did the base jumper die ?

[likestojump 3]

no, he did not die.
this is the jumper : http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?username=outrager;

[J0nathan 0]

wow, good !
so why isnt there any open chute ??
i watched the vid a few times but couldnt see one

[skydude2000 3]

Not to nitpick, but that's actually not a BASE jump. It's a skydive. A BASE jump is from a fixed object. If it was a skydive, and there was a fatality/injury, and there were witnesses, it should be posted in Incidents.

I would check there.

PULL!! or DIE!!

[likestojump 3]

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wow, good !
so why isnt there any open chute ??
i watched the vid a few times but couldnt see one

I cannot answer your question, BUT :
Not seeing an open chute doesn't mean there isn't one.
I have seen the jumper a number of times many years after the video was shot, and can assure you with 100% certainty that he survived that jump.

[Andy9o8 2]

For the sake of completeness, can you be sure that he didn't die and the Yuri you know isn't a zombie? Or maybe a vampire, that would work, too.

[popsjumper 2]

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For the sake of completeness, can you be sure that he didn't die and the Yuri you know isn't a zombie? Or maybe a vampire, that would work, too.

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