Frenchman Pierre Wolnik, two-time free flight world champion, died this Saturday on Mont Blanc, in Haute-Savoie, after … that the parachute he was carrying did not open after a helicopter jump.
Wolnik, 37, made a jump with a ‘wingsuit’ or gliding suit, but the parachute he was carrying did not open, leaving him with no option, as reported by French television TF1 citing sources close to the investigation.
The athlete hit the ground at high speed in the municipality of Bossons, where the emergency services attended, but they could do nothing for his life. A helicopter has transported the body and an investigation has been opened to clarify the causes of what happened.
Wolnik was free flight world champion in 2022 and 2024 and was part of the French team for the 2026 world championship. His jumps were usually posted on social networks.
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