Sunday September 29, several mountain accidents occurred in Haute-Savoie. A 38-year-old Italian died during a wingsuit outing near Sallanches. A little later in the day, a speed flyer crashed below the Aiguille du Midi. He was taken to the emergency room.
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A 38-year-old Italian man died this Sunday, September 29, during a wingsuit outing near Sallanches (Haute-Savoie). The alert was given by his wife in the morning. The department’s firefighters were called shortly before 3 p.m., when the victim’s body was found at 1135 route du Crève-Cœur, in Sallanches.
On the afternoon of September 29, a second accident occurred in Haute-Savoie. A speed flyer crashed in the forest, near the Aiguille du Midi. Supported by the high mountain gendarmerie platoon (PGHM) of Chamonix, the victim suffered from “severe injuries” and was transferred to Sallanches hospital by Choucas 74.
