Parachutist dies in jump from mountain summit in Lopburi province

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A parachutist was killed as he encountered sudden wind turbulence, after parachuting from the summit of a mountain in Thailand’s central province of Lopburi on Sunday.

 

The victim, a 53-year-old sub-lieutenant, and five colleagues, scaled Khao Do Mountain, in Nikhom Sang Ton Eng sub-district, during the weekend to reach the 500-metre summit for a base jump.

 

The summit is a favorite location for both Thai and foreign amateur parachutists. One of the victim’s colleagues told the police that they had trekked to the summit and, after taking a rest, they started to jump, one after another.

 

Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/parachutist-dies-in-jump-from-mountain-summit-in-lopburi-province/

 

-- © Copyright Thai PBS 2021-06-21

 

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[TooBigToFit]

Maybe the English spelling of Lopburi is off. Lob is more like it.

[pacovl46]

And another BASE fatality to be added to the list. There’s just zero margin for error and so much that can go wrong. R.I.P.

[SomchaiCNX]

R.I.P.

 

[connda]

With BASE you pay your money and you takes your chances. 
There is definitely something be said about the thrill that makes life worth living.
Never was my cup of tea but I can understand the allure.  RIP.

Edited June 22, 2021 by connda

[RichardColeman]

3 hours ago, connda said:

With BASE you pay your money and you takes your chances. 

Same as motorbike taxis then

[Tug]

Another candidate for the Darwin Award,personally I don’t have much patience with this type of behavior but condolences to his family just the same

[bangon04]

11 minutes ago, Tug said:

Another candidate for the Darwin Award,personally I don’t have much patience with this type of behavior but condolences to his family just the same

if he filmed his own death maybe his friends and family can become "influencers" on social media......

[nausea]

Fifty-three is a bit old to be playing around with the risk stuff, get it out of you system when you're young. At 53 you probably have people dependent on you. Personally, I've become very risk adverse in my old age, that's not because I'm frightened of dying, but because of those I leave behind . At 20 I didn't give a monkeys, at 66 it's a real concern. Also, I suppose, after a few broken bones you understand just how fragile the human body is.

[tifino]

5 minutes ago, bangon04 said:

if he filmed his own death maybe his friends and family can become "influencers" on social media......

 

that'd be in his Drop box

[Damrongsak]

I saw that yesterday on a Thai news channel here in the US, in a Laotian Buddhist temple of all places. 

[Led Lolly Yellow Lolly]

8 hours ago, connda said:

With BASE you pay your money and you takes your chances. 
There is definitely something be said about the thrill that makes life worth living.
Never was my cup of tea but I can understand the allure.  RIP.

 

 

You might as well say you can understand the thrill of riding prostitutes bareback. Stupid in either case IMO, like wing suits, they call it flying, I call it falling to the ground and hitting it.

[connda]

You can tell the people posting here who have never experienced a thrill in their lives <laughs>.