Extreme Athlete Dies After Jumping From Mountain in Norway

A man in his 40s has died in an accident while base jumping from the Kjerag mountain in the Norwegian Lysefjord.

The fatal accident shakes the BASE jumping community, but does not stop upcoming events.

Base jumper hits rock face in air sports accident in Lysefjorden – What we have received from the ground is that a base jumper has hit the rock face, says rescue leader Siv Namork at the Southern Norway Rescue Center to NTB. They were notified of the accident at 5 p.m. – A jumper in a so-called wingsuit has ended up in the rock face, but is awake and in pain, unknown extent of injury, writes police operations manager Helen Rygg Ims. The main re…

A jumper in a wingsuit has ended up in the rock face.

A man in his 40s lost his life in an accident while base jumping in Lysefjorden in Rogaland on Saturday, police said.